Category: General

If you have ever scrubbed a pink or salmon-colored film off your shower walls, grout, or curtain and wondered whether you were looking at mold, you are not alone. I get this question constantly, from homeowners, from dealers, from people who corner me at trade shows because they heard I know water. The short answer is that it is almost never mold. It is bacteria, and once you understand what it wants, it becomes a lot easier to manage.
For most households, though, this is simply a matter of chemistry and habit. Break up the biofilm, disinfect, dry your surfaces, and stay ahead of it weekly. Do that, and the pink residue stops being a recurring nuisance and becomes a rare annoyance you handle in five minutes.

In an era where environmental pollution is a constant concern, a recent study has shed light on an alarming issue: the pervasive presence of microplastics(more…)

Only a minor fraction of the microplastics detected were actually PET, suggesting contamination from various other sources.

This discrepancy brings to light the necessity for more comprehensive regulations that account for the full range of microplastic sizes, especially those smaller particles that pose a greater risk to human health due to their potential to enter the bloodstream and organs.