Category: Know Your Water

  • Get To Know Your Water Quality- Pathogens

    The term “pathogen” is used to describe a parasite or infectious agent that causes disease What are they? The term pathogen is used to describe a parasite or infectious agent that causes disease. Diseases caused by organisms in humans are known as pathogenic diseases. Pathogenic microorganisms are most commonly transmitted in contaminated fresh water. Infection…

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  • Get To Know Water Quality – Chemicals

            Chlorine and Chloramines are two of the most commonly used chemicals by water providers to disinfect tap water and kill disease causing micro-organisms. What are they? There are over 75,000 chemical compounds utilized in the world every day. By the time water finishes washing through our environment, it has picked up…

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  • Get To Know Water Quality – The EPA

      Understanding The EPA Water Quality Standards When discussing the quality of the municipal tap water, we at Trionics understand that the water is considered “safe to drink” as long as it meets the standards set forth by the EPA. This bears the question -Is “safe” good enough for your family and home? Consider The…

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  • Get To Know Water Quality 101

      Understanding Water Quality   Water is the universal solvent—it picks up a part of everything it touches and that ‘s why we use it to clean everything.   So let us just say all water starts in the clouds, it’s soft, clean, and clear. Water falling from the sky as rain picks up dust,…

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