The Intelligence of Nature: Gerbera Daisy Video
Time-lapse of cut Gerbera daisies kept in conventionally treated water (control) vs. water treated with Huwa-San® Peroxide (HSP).
Healthy Water. Healthy Future.
If it’s true that a wise person surrounds himself with people smarter, brighter, and more forward thinking than himself, then I am the wisest old sage in the room. I have the pleasure of being associated with the most awesome team of engineers, water scientists, marketing and administrative personnel I have ever had the pleasure…
Simplify Water with SPI®
Water is complex. But water quality monitoring and control doesn’t have to be. SPI® is an advanced on-line colorimetric solution for monitoring and controlling disinfectant residuals and other important water quality parameters. “SPI simplifies the process,” says Robert Tyssen, Engineering Project Manager at SanEcoTec® Ltd. “You don’t have to take samples by hand and SPI…
The Case for Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen Peroxide As a naturally-occurring molecule, hydrogen peroxide, is water with an additional oxygen atom. Instead of H2O, it’s H2O2. It’s biodegradable, comprised of water and oxygen. In recent years, hydrogen peroxide’s use has evolved from basic applications in food preparation and organic agriculture to an alternative method of drinking water treatment. Background Chlorine has…
Be a Water Advocate
As children we learned about the water cycle. Since then, we’ve often heard that Canada has a lot of freshwater. In fact, we have 20% of the world’s supply. However, that number doesn’t reflect how much freshwater is useful. “To be useful,” says the Government of Canada website, “water must be in a particular place…
SanEcoTec® Talks AVIVE® and Sustainable Water Treatment with Premier Ball at Annual MNL Conference
On October 4-6, Robert Abernethy, Director of New Business Development, and Ashley Hillier, Water Quality Coordinator, at SanEcoTec® Ltd. attended the 68th annual Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador Conference & Trade Show in Gander, Newfoundland. Robert and Ashley represented the AVIVE® Public Drinking Water System created by SanEcoTec. AVIVE is approved for secondary disinfection in water treatment by…
Water Treatment for the Future: Finding an Alternative to Chlorine
Water safety is a big deal. Which is why water treatment regulations are strict and disinfection methods are developed very carefully over years of study. Alternatives to chlorine – the conventional disinfectant – can seem risky, as most do not have the well-noted 100-year history in water treatment. However, due to recent findings about chlorine,…
Treating the Cause: Determining Microbial Content in Water with cATP Testing
What is the most essential nutrient for any agricultural operation? It’s not fertilizer and it’s not feed. It’s water. As with any operation, there are many factors to consider when something goes wrong and yields decrease or plants and animals become sick. And since bad water isn’t always recognizable without proper risk management tools, it…
Love Your Water, Love Your Summer
We enjoy water all year round, in our homes, as snow, as part of the scenery, but there’s something extra special about water in the summer. Whether you’re drinking an ice cold glass of water or splashing in the pool or camping by the lake, water is embedded in summer life. We want you to…
July 5, 2018 in News
We Can’t Afford Out of Sight, Out of Mind
“We are at an inflection point with water infrastructure,” writes Lynn Broaddus in an article for Brookings. While Broaddus is talking about the situation in the United States, the same situation is present in Canada. In February, a CBC News article read: “Water main breaks are such a common occurrence near Paola Casale’s coffee boutique in Roxboro that some…
