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disinfection - Attempted elimination by chemical means of internal micro-organisms (particularly pathogens) from a culture or sample; rarely attained. [FAO]

News archive for disinfection.

New UV disinfection distributor in Australasia  -  21 Aug 2007
Processing Talk,American Air and Water, a South Carolina Corporation, offers a complete line of UV air, surface and water disinfection systems which greatly reduce or

TWO-WEEK EMERGENCY STATE IN BULGARIA’S TSAR KALOYAN CALLED OFF  -  21 Aug 2007
Sofia Echo,A second disinfection will be held in the next 10 days, BNR said. Tsar Kaloyan citizens are still under quarantine, due to the epidemic outbreak risk.

American Air & Water®, Inc Awards Distributorship to Australasian ...  -  21 Aug 2007
PR Web (press release),American Air & Water®, Inc awarded exclusive distribution of UV disinfection systems to Australasian Air & Water, Ltd in an agreement signed by the two

We'll drink to that . . . cheers and fears as water crisis finally ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Irish Independent,Gerard O'Leary, EPA programme manager, said the agency had directed Galway city council to install an ultraviolet light disinfection system at the Terryland

Horses now allowed to move within British FMD zone  -  21 Aug 2007
Brownfield,However, proper cleaning and disinfection methods have to be applied if the horses could come into contact inside the zone with FMD susceptible animals like

S'pore converts wastewater for drinking water needs  -  21 Aug 2007
Jakarta Post,Although it is costly, Singapore has adopted the triple barrier process of microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet disinfection to ensure the

Licence to allow the movement of horses in a protection zone  -  21 Aug 2007
netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe),Strict conditions on cleansing and disinfection must be adhered to if movements into or out of a Protection Zone involve premises where any animals

Innovative system sanitises hands in three seconds  -  21 Aug 2007
Hospital Development,By potentially improving disinfection compliance, it may advance patient care, protect the patient, and improve healthcare delivery outcomes.

Georgia: more cases of African Swine Fever  -  21 Aug 2007
PigProgress.net,As a result of the outbreak, Georgia applied a number of measures, like movement control inside the country, disinfection of the infected premises,

Preliminary evaluation report on health facilities in Chincha and ...  -  21 Aug 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),Potable water is being distributed by the city with previous chlorine disinfection. There are no visible problems with the sewage system in the city of

UV Disinfection System cleans industrial process water.  -  Aug 17, 2007
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),Optimized for the delivery of drinking water disinfection doses, the germicidal performance of the AF3 is of the highest standard, satisfying international

UV can uncomplicate bottling disinfection  -  Aug 17, 2007
Water Technology Online,Every month in Water Technology Magazine, "Professor POU/POE" answers reader questions about point-of-use/point-of-entry water treatment.

American Air & Water Awards Distributorship to Australasian Air ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
openPR (press release),American Air & Water®, Inc, a South Carolina Corporation, offers a complete line of UV air, surface and water disinfection systems which greatly reduce or

Cities to disinfect discharge into river  -  Aug 19, 2007
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier,City officials are leaning toward ultraviolet disinfection because it is safest. The city will evaluate whether its discharge water is too turbulent for

Disinfection Service Companies 'Clean' Utensils with Black, Dirty ...  -  Aug 12, 2007
Epoch Times,In the report, the author applied for a job at Guangzhou's Kangming Company, known as "the largest food utensil disinfection service establishment in

Disinfection facility works to start early  -  Aug 10, 2007
News.gov.hk,Construction of part of the disinfection facility at Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works will be advanced, Assistant Director of Drainage Services Ko

Disinfection Action in the Overflowed Tsar Kaloyan  -  Aug 9, 2007
international.news.bg,Today, August 9 started the disinfection action, so the risk from infections could be decreased because of the higher temperatures.

Biosecurity Experts Offer Advice on Abattoir and Vehicle ...  -  Aug 10, 2007
netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe),It is a Government requirement that all livestock transporters must carry out full clean and disinfection programmes before and after animals are picked up

Defra to cover cleansing and disinfection costs  -  Aug 7, 2007
Farmers Guardian,By Alistair Driver HILARY Benn has revealed that Defra will pay the costs of secondary cleansing and disinfection for farmers affected by foot-and-mouth.

Many factors in disinfection by-products removal  -  Aug 3, 2007
Water Technology Online,Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are formed when a disinfectant such as chlorine or ozone or chloramine is added to water in order to kill pathogens

New UV Disinfection System For Industrial Process Water  -  Jul 30, 2007
Water Online (press release),Erlanger, KY — Designed for process water disinfection in industries such as food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing, Aquionics' new AF3 amalgam* UV

Disinfection switch prompts more cartridge changes  -  Jul 30, 2007
Water Technology Online,...treatment systems more frequently during a disinfection switch in the city’s water supply, according to a July 28 Corpus Christi Caller-Times article.

Disinfection level woes plague Texas city  -  Jul 26, 2007
Water Technology Online,CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Disinfection levels in the water system here have been a cause for concern, prompting an initial boil-water alert for this South Texas

Cost Effective Ozone Air and Water Sanitation/Disinfection Process ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
AZoBuild,Produce Safety & Security International, Inc. provides a cost effective ozone air and water sanitation/disinfection process for the construction industry.

Vigilance: Don't let F&M biosecurity standards slip  -  Aug 16, 2007
FarmersWeekly,And it's no good disinfecting dirty vehicles or boots, things have to be clean for disinfection to be effective. "Disinfection points and straw mats are the

Special Report TV to Feature Pure H2O Bio-Technologies Patented ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Earthtimes.orgPure H2O Bio-Technologies President, Joseph P. Doxey will discuss their newly patented breakthrough technology for water disinfection ... which moves beyond

Solvay kicks off peracetic acid production in China  -  Aug 14, 2007
US-PharmaTechnologist.com,Within the pharma industry, PAA is used primarily for disinfection and cleaning-in-place (CIP) applications, which allow process equipment to be sterilised

HEPATITIS AND TYPHUS THREATEN BULGARIANS AFTER FLOODS  -  Aug 13, 2007
Sofia Echo,Even the smallest injuries on the bodies of children and adults living in flooded regions should undergo disinfection. Gulubov said that people should avoid

Countdown to Panda's new retail solutions launch  -  Aug 20, 2007
ITWeb,The new solutions have a far greater detection and disinfection capacity as they are based on the new security model, megadetection, allowing them to detect

SOLVAY LAUNCHES PERACETIC ACID PRODUCTION IN CHINA  -  Aug 13, 2007
Company newsgroup (persbericht),Solvay announces today that its new Peracetic Acid (PAA) production plant in Suzhou, China is now fully operational and will deliver advanced disinfection

Oddly colored water safe to drink, city says  -  Aug 17, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,After that, a chemical reaction during disinfection changes the water's color. "While the current levels are high enough to present a nuisance there is no

Northern Lehigh fall athletes contract staph infections, walking ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Allentown Morning Call,Several Northern Lehigh High School athletes have contracted skin-based staph infections and respiratory illnesses, prompting the closing and disinfection

Colored water safe, Mansfield says  -  Aug 16, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,After that, a chemical reaction during the disinfection process causes the water to change colors. “While the current levels are high enough to present a

Keep up your guard against infection, warns chief vet  -  Aug 16, 2007
FarmersWeekly,Anecdotal evidence suggests her fears could be well-founded, with input suppliers in parts of the country reporting farms with little or no disinfection

Situation in Tsar Kaloyan is still emergency  -  Aug 16, 2007
Focus News,There were disinfection works of the water in river valley in the morning. Today in the town arrived military men to help in cleaning of the flooded houses.

SOURCE: Produce Safety & Security International, Inc.  -  Aug 13, 2007
Market Wire (press release)The PDSF process provides Disinfection for plastic containers to prevent the risk of CONTAMINATION causing FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS. Ozone studies conducted by

State of emergency at Tsar Kaloyan and Ezerche Village continues  -  Aug 15, 2007
Focus News,The population there has received numerous donations of foods, water and disinfection materials. The water is usable, not drinkable though.

Town's $13M water upgrades nearing completion  -  Jul 25, 2007
Orangeville Citizen,The upgrades include five, $1 million-plus, stations that feature added filtration, chlorination and ultra-violet disinfection, as well as large diesel

NZ to Complain to WTO on Australian Apple Ban (Update2)  -  Aug 19, 2007
BloombergThey included orchard inspections and disinfection treatments. New Zealand's export trade with Australia is worth about NZ$7.2 billion every year and New

Three-lakh birds culled  -  Aug 2, 2007
Hindu,Health, Imphal Municipality and Deputy Commissioners of Imphal East and West would be involved in the process of clean-up and disinfection.

Water company delays chloramines  -  Aug 10, 2007
Carlisle Sentinel,12 to address future drinking water standards related to disinfection byproducts, said Joi Corrado, communication manager. Corrado noted the change would

Duplex Steam for battling gastro-enteritis outbreaks  -  Aug 7, 2007
Infolink Architecture & Building,Therefore steam cleaning products like those of Tecnovap Australia could also be considered for use in all levels of disinfection.

Second phase of anti-bird flu operations ends  -  Aug 10, 2007
KanglaOnline,This was followed by sanitisation programme which include cleaning and disinfection of bird culling sides as well as farms and backyards.

Water company delays use of new chemical  -  Aug 10, 2007
Patriot-News,Pape said in a news release, "We began to notify customers in mid-July about the conversion to comply with the disinfection byproduct rule.

Chief secretary wants poultry concealment penalized  -  Aug 9, 2007
KanglaOnline,In the meantime, the second round of mopping and disinfection operation in the 5-km surrounding of Chingmeirong is likely to be completed in a day or two.

Pure H2O Bio-Technologies, Inc. Announces New Patent Issuance  -  Jul 31, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The Company's new patent/invention relates to an expertly engineered Silver TTO(TM) or halogen-disinfection water treatment system that controls the release

Sewer plant to get attention  -  Aug 9, 2007
Kingston Daily Freeman,By Ariel Zangla, Freeman staff CATSKILL - An engineering firm will be paid $5500 to design a new disinfection system for the Cementon Sewer District

Kaspersky shines on malware protection  -  Aug 8, 2007
CPILive.net,Our Best Buy stand-alone antivirus program, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6, shines for its top-notch malware detection and disinfection rates.

Award-winning city water gets chlorine test  -  Aug 8, 2007
Chilliwack Progress,However, a real emergency disinfection system, using real chlorine, is going to really kick in, for up to 14 days starting Aug. 27.

Top tips on foot and mouth biosecurity.  -  Aug 8, 2007
FarmersWeekly,Clean all footwear and vehicles before disinfection. • Disinfectants - use the right product for the job, at the correct concentration.

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