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Technology Updates
Remove Bacteria and Other Contaminants from Water Using Nanoparticles Remove Bacteria and Other Contaminants from Water Using Nanoparticles
The water treatment process is a new concept, not used anywhere else in the world, and it has the potential to make a significant contribution to the health of nations worldwide.
Ultraviolet Sterilization Systems Make Your Home Drinking Water Safer Ultraviolet Sterilization Systems Make Your Home Drinking Water Safer
Ultraviolet (UV) Sterilization Systems kill disease causing micro-organisms such as E. coli with 99.9% effectiveness and without adding any dangerous by-products to the water.
Pipes and Valves
NSF: Certification Services for PVC Water Main Pipe
Recent requests from the plumbing industry have prompted NSF to expand testing and certification services for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) water main piping products.
Control Valve Market to Exceed $6 Billion Worldwide
Though the North American and European markets have slowed somewhat, suppliers are relatively immune, thanks to increased demand in developing markets, such as China and India.
Water World News
Summit Targets World Water Issues
The World Water Week meeting started on Sunday and will hear renewed calls to solve growing challenges of sanitation, climate change, and drinkable supplies.
Strategy to Assess the Nation`s Groundwater Availability
Declines in groundwater levels have led to concerns about the future availability of groundwater, which provides half the country`s drinking water and is essential to the vitality of agriculture.
AwwaRF Announces Report on Method for Evaluating Water Contaminant Warning Systems
The simulation method developed in the study models different contamination scenarios so that various sensor types and locations within a water distribution system can be evaluated.
Global Ecology Corp. Announces Sale of Mobile Water Treatment System Units
The units will go to a private charitable organization that funds humanitarian projects worldwide. They will be tested in the U.S. for use as part of a response system to environmental catastrophes.
Featured White Paper
SCADA Systems: Looking Ahead
Author     :  Peter King
Company :  Control Microsystems
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are used in a wide range of applications to provide monitoring and control of remote equipment and assets. A SCADA system`s primary function is to transfer and present information to/from a range of sources and locations while ensuring that data integrity and appropriate update rates are maintained.
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Editorial

Control valves are used in industrial plants, and elsewhere to control operating conditions such as temperature, pressure, flow, and liquid level by opening or closing in response to signals received from controllers. Their value is provided by sensors that monitor changes in such conditions.

The worldwide control valve market enjoyed yet another year of historic double-digit growth between 2006 and 2007. Strong revenue growth is expected to continue at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% over the next five years. The market reached $4.8 billion in 2007 and is forecasted to exceed $6.4 billion in 2012, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

For more updates, read the next issue of Water IDeaS.

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