A filter on the kitchen tap will get rid of many problems in drinking water, but it doesn’t solve all water problems. Sediment can result in poorer washing of dishes and clothes. Minerals can damage pipes and appliances. Where situations like these are a concern, a whole house water filtration system may be a better […]
Chromium-6 is the cancer-causing metal made famous in the 2000 film Erin Brockovich, which starred Julia Roberts. Is history repeating itself? According to a study published on September 20, 2016 by the Environmental Working Group, the unfortunate answer may be “yes”. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a “non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human […]
In this vlog, we’d like to share with you a little bit of history about the use of chlorine in drinking water. When the United States entered into the industrial era, the City of Paterson was considered one of industry’s most promising hubs. The silk and other large manufacturing operations were growing at leaps and […]
What is reverse osmosis…exactly? Reverse Osmosis is a process by which a solvent passes through a porous membrane in the direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure. Whoa! What?! It simply means water passes through a semi-permeable membrane leaving behind all particles and minerals. […]
As a student, taxpayer, or employee, we have certain expectations of how and what water should be in the places we are during our daily lives. Are you a dentist? Are your patients rinsing with unfiltered water? The Expectation Whether we are parents with children in school, taxpayers in our municipalities, patients at the local dentist or […]
I’m certain you recently read our blog about my moving to Virginia in the next few months and the laundry list of items that needed attention in our northern New Jersey home to get ready for our move. We addressed those issues. However, in preparation for our move I began to think about what the water may be […]
The word ‘free’ always conjures up a lot of excitement. When people are getting something for free, they are immediately enticed and excited. Everyone wants whatever they can have for little to no cost. Today, many different types of companies are using ‘free’ incentives to garner new customers. Everything from getting a simple key […]
New Jersey is a wonderful state with plenty of breath-taking acreage full of forests, wild life, farms, and waterways. Our drinking water is streamed to us from different waterways throughout the state including open reservoir basins, underground wells, rivers, streams and lakes. New Jersey offers a bounty of boundless, magnificent bodies of water for us […]
