To cause infection, Legionella must be aspirated making showerheads, water fountains, cooling towers, and, less commonly, taps and drinking fountains points of contamination. In high risk populations, Legionella infection can cause a serious type of pneumonia. The simplest way to prevent infections is to keep Legionella out of building water systems.
Stephen Bell, President of Trojan Technologies discusses the importance of strategic R & D and explains why the TrojanUVFlex is garnering interest from municipalities around the world.
For private well owners, basic testing for bacteria and nitrates is recommended by public health authorities, like the EPA or Health Canada, at least once a year. Other contaminants you may only need to test for once, such as hardness or iron, or infrequently, like radon.
TrojanUVPhox played a vital role in winning the Guinness World Records title for the most wastewater recycled to drinking water in a 24-hour period.
Today marks the completion of Trojan’s 10,000th municipal UV system installation. Our first was in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada in 1983. Since then, our installation base has grown across 60 countries and 6 continents.
In 2008 Trojan Technologies began a partnership with RES’EAU WaterNET, a research program focused on meeting clean water demands in small First Nations communities.
The Catskill/Delaware UV Facility is the world’s largest, able to treat over two billion gallons of water daily.
A UV water treatment system provides a chemical-free, low-maintenance option for disinfection of private water sources, including dug or drilled wells, surface water like lakes, and for harvested rainwater. While each of those sources presents unique water quality challenges which can impact the effectiveness of the UV system, the fundamental premise is the same. For UV to be completely effective, the UVC light generated by the lamp needs to be able to pass through the water unimpeded so that it can inactivate any microorganisms present.
You’ve made the choice to disinfect your well water, great! Now you know your family will be protected from possible waterborne pathogens despite seasonal run-off, the threat of leaking septic tanks, or heavy rains and flooding. Adding disinfection adds to your peace...
One of the most misunderstood things about a UV water treatment system is why the lamp should be changed even though it still appears to be working. Why is it that the useful life is typically defined as 9000 hours, or about one year of continual use? The problem...
Recent advancements are making it more appealing than ever for the dairy industry to replace heat pasteurization in favor of ultraviolet disinfection to sterilize water for its production needs. Complying With the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) To comply with the...
The aquaculture industry relies on the quality of water used to incubate fish eggs and rear juvenile fish. Water abundance and purity continue to decrease, while disease concerns found in source waters continues to increase. Aquaculture water treatment has remained a...
Even before COVID-19, Legionella had the distinction of being one of the leading water-borne disease agents in the USA, with reported cases growing more than five-fold from 2000-2017 (CDC). But now, as COVID-19 and stagnant water due to building closures collide, the...
