May, 2002
 
Volume 2, No. 1

 

Inside this Newsletter

1. SeaQuest, universal drinking water treatment additive

 

2. Copper corrosion problems

 

3. On line

 

4. Thought of the month

 

5. Anyone know the answers?

 

6. More on desalination

1

SeaQuest,
Universal Drinking Water Treatment

There is one thing for sure which is happening to drinking water quality worldwide. It’s getting worse…much worse. Whether this is due to stricter regulations, degrading raw water sources (surface or ground), deteriorating distribution piping, increased biofilm formation, inadequate distribution disinfection, depleting already inadequate supplies, or combination of all these, the fact remains drinking water (and its carrier piping) is in trouble. There are;

a. gross discoloration and staining problems from high levels of metals (iron and manganese) coming into water supplies,
b. scale problems from hard water that is getting harder,
c. corrosion problems from soft water that is getting softer,
d. health problems from biofilms that are playing havoc with disinfectants,
e. customer complaints that are skyrocketing.

To compound the above problems, production costs are rising and customers are getting fed up with the high cost of water and the low quality of their drinking water.

One company, Aqua Smart Inc., in Atlanta, Georgia offers one product as the one solution to all these problems. That solution is their NSF / DWI certified drinking water corrosion control sequesterant SeaQuest.

With the use of SeaQuest, the benefits obtained are:

1. No more customer complaints

2. The elimination of red (from iron) and black (from manganese) discoloration and staining

3. The removal of pre-existing scale and corrosion eliminating biofilm build-up while maximizing flows and pressure minimizing electrical costs

4. Eliminating expensive cleaning and coating programs and pipe replacement

5. Eliminating the negative effects of hardness

6. Providing optimum corrosion control protecting distribution piping while increasing the life of distribution pipes already in the ground.

7. Lowering lead and copper levels at the taps below WHO mandated levels.

8. An ability to function at lower pH levels (above 6) eliminating the need for any other post pH adjustment--which improves chlorine stability and increases chlorine residuals, both lowering the potential for THM (trihalomethanes--carcinogens) formation.

 

Here is an example: A system that has been using SeaQuest for over 2 years has found an increase in disinfection levels,


improved flows,


and elimination of customer complaints.

It is seen in the above graph, from the start of SeaQuest in February 1999, customer complaints reduced steadily down to zero complaints by December 1999. At the same time this reduction was occurring, flows increased by over 30% and chlorine residuals more than doubled. Prior to SeaQuest use, this system had been dealing with many of the above noted water quality problems faced by water supply systems all over the world.

Aqua Smart Inc. 4445 Commerce Drive SW, Suite A4, Atlanta, Georgia 30336 USA
1-800-AQUASMART

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