Conventional Wisdom Eventually Catches Up With True Wisdom

The Dynamic Pacing of Disinfection Processes Using Online Direct Measurement of Bacterial Content If you are responsible for managing water and wastewater treatment facilities, you will be familiar with direct online measurement and control of various water quality parameters – both physical (e.g. turbidity, conductivity, temperature) and chemical (e.g. pH, dissolved oxygen, free chlorine, fluoride,…

Reducing CIP Costs in the Beverage Industry

Minimising the risk to consumers’ health is paramount in beverage manufacturing.  Adherence to HACCP principles is crucial to risk minimisation and Clean-In-Place (CIP) processes are one of the principal HACCP tools.  However, CIP systems are also a major contributor to the cost of production.  They are generally intensive, use large amounts of energy, water and…

DO NOT DRINK: Water warning issued for 99 Melbourne suburbs

Victorians have been slammed again.In the middle of a strict COVID-19 lockdown, last night’s storm caused 99 Melbourne suburbs to be issued with a ‘Do Not Drink’ notice : https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/yarra-valley-water-users-told-to-boil-water-after-storms/12605930, and https://www.3aw.com.au/do-not-drink-contaminated-water-warning-for-88-melbourne-suburbs/ More than 250,000 households have been affected but from available information, it seems the ‘Do Not Drink’ warning was issued on a precautionary…