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Kinetico Helps Protect Consumers and Their Families from Chromium-6 in Tap Water
Tuesday, December 28, 2010NEWBURY, OH - December 28, 2010 - A new report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found that tap water in 89 percent of the cities tested contains hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6. Made famous by the movie “Erin Brockovich,” chromium-6 is a highly toxic form of the naturally occurring metal chromium and has been linked to stomach and gastrointestinal cancers when ingested in drinking water.
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Energy-Saving Active Solar Sludge Dryer Expands into the Water Treatment Market
Friday, December 10, 2010FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - December 8, 2010 - The first North American solar sludge drying plant at a Water Treatment Facility has just recently been commissioned, expanding the technology from its demonstrated success in wastewater treatment plants. A THERMO-SYSTEM® Active Solar Sludge Drying System was commissioned during the first week of November in Waimea, HI.
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Dramatic Savings via Enhanced Reuse at Florida Wastewater Facility
Thursday, December 2, 2010FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - December 2, 2010 - The City of Pompano Beach has been well ahead of the water reuse curve for many years. The 8.6 million gallons per day wastewater filtration facility has relied on Parkson’s DynaSand® continuous up-flow sand filters to produce very high quality effluent water which has been reused for landscaping irrigation such as golf courses, medians, and city plantings.
Read More Kinetico Hires Glamour Woman of the Year Katie Spotz
Monday, November 8, 2010NEWBURY, OH - November 8, 2010 - Kinetico Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial water treatment systems, announced today that Katie Spotz, an endurance athlete and advocate for clean water, has recently joined the company. Spotz, who set a record earlier this year as the youngest person ever to row an ocean solo, was honored today for her courage and inspiration as one of the 2010 Glamour Women of the Year.
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Axel Johnson Inc. Invests in Walk2Campus Holdings, LLC
Wednesday, June 9, 2010NEW YORK, NY - June 9, 2010 - Walk2Campus Holdings (“W2C”), founded in 2004, owns and manages approximately 400 bedrooms in three university towns – Farmville, VA (Longwood University), Rock Hill, SC (Winthrop University) and Cortland, NY (SUNY Cortland).
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