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Govt can buy water and properties in the Darling Basin

DATE: 08-Aug-2008

The Inland Rivers Network and the Australian Conservation Foundation have identified six properties with big water storages in the Darling Basin that could be purchased by Federal or state governments to help revive the struggling Murray-Darling system.

Several of these properties are already on the market. Combined they would provide at least 300 gigalitres to address the immediate crisis in the Lower Lakes and the Coorong.

Photo: The Coorong and lower lakes Ramsar site, around Goolwa

Photo Courtesy of: National Museum of Austrlia, Canberra http://www.nma.gov.au/

For more information visit: http://http://www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=1877

Carbon Filter Warning

DATE: 29-Dec-2007

Results have revealed that one of Australia's most widely sold carbon filter cartridge exceeds the World Health Organizations safety limit for iron in a filtration product.

Widely sold at market stalls and discount filter websites,the cartridge can easily be identified with the use of the following on the label

1 USA flag

2 Wording "USA Design"

The filter cartridge is made in central China under the guise of a USA made filter and is selling in the marketplace for anywhere between $19 o $60 dollars

Consumers are urged to verify the origin of manufacture of the product.Brownish spotting on the exterior of the cartridge is a telltale sign that this filter cartridge is in use.

All Freshly Squeezed Water Filter customers need not be concerned,as this cartridge has never been sold or marketed by the company.

This advice has been bought to you as another Freshly Squeezed Water consumer service bulletin pursuant to its role as a responsible and ethical water filter manufacturer.

Crypto.. Its Back

DATE: 19-Oct-2007

Sydney Water Catchment Authority has reported that levels of cryptosporidium have been detected in a drinking water supply canal to Warragamba Dam.

21 cysts of Cryptosporidium were detected in a very small sample of water.

At this stage no health alert has been issued and the canal has been shut down as a precaution with authorities attempting to trace the source of the parasite.

We have put together a cryptosporidium section within our water filter product range for easy system comparison regarding cryptosporidium elimination.

Ensure you have a AS/NZ 4348 approved system for complete protection

We are also advising all existing clients to contact the Five Dock offfice to check on the suitability and remaining lifespan of their existing systems filter cartridges.

100% algae effective filters

DATE: 27-Sep-2007

In our products section, view dedicated blue green algae section for 100% effective water filter systems to protect your family against this sometimes deadly toxin.

Sydney Water has advised that over 75% of Warragamba Dam has now been covered with blue green algae.Already several toxic blooms have been discovered.

2 filter systems we manufacture are guaranteed to eliminate all blue green algae and all blue green algae toxic blooms from drinking water .

Our undersink snapseal system will eliminate the toxins

Our premium benchtop will also eliminate the toxins

Phone our Five Dock shop on 0297121022 for wholesale direct prices to you today.

Beware of inferior imported asian filter systems

Both systems are quality assured and exceed all Australian Standards

For more information visit: http://www.freshlysqueezed.com.au/filterrange.php?r=29

Blue Green Algae Update

DATE: 20-Sep-2007

Australias ongoing drought has escalated toxic bluegreen algae from a naturally occurring substance to one of the nations most critical water quality issues.

Blue green algae is cyanobacteria , quite toxic to humans and animals.

Blue green algae can be found at various depths within waterways.When conditions suit, a bloom is triggered and the algae appear in mass on the surface water area.

Boiling water will not make water contaminated with blue green algae toxins safe for drinking.The boiling of water will release the cell bound toxins into the water supply.

The four most common toxins produced by blue green algae in australia include

microcystins
saxitoxins
cylindrospermopsin
lipopolysachharides

Microcystins damage liver cells which cause pooling of blood and finally liver failure.

Saxitoxins interfere with the function of the nervous system and cause paralysis of the respiratory system as a result of muscle failure.

Cylidrospermopsin is a slow acting toxin that damages a number of organs including the liver,kidney and thymus.

Lipopolysachharides is associated with gastroenteritis,skin infection,hayfever and eye irritations.

The occurance and severity of the health problems associated with these toxins depend on:

the type of toxin
the toxins water concentration
the ammount of toxin consumed

WATER TREATMENT FOR DRINKING AFFECTED SUPPLY

Our range of premium plus,platinum and snapseal filter systems will remove these toxins.

BEWARE low grade carbon filters cannot effectively remove these toxins, as the carbons absorption qualities in these systems are inferior in performance and contact time.

Details on the four most common toxins produced by blue-green algae in Australia are given below:

Toxin type	Potential health effects	Organism producing toxin
Hepatotoxins: Microcystins	Damages liver cells, leading to pooling of blood and finally liver failure.	Microcystis aeruginosa Microcystis flos-aquae Nodularia spumigena
Neurotoxins: Saxitoxins	Interfere with the function of the nervous system. Death by paralysis of the respiratory system as a result of muscle failure.	Anabaena circinalis
Non-specific Toxins: Cylindrospermopsin	Relatively slow acting toxin that damages a number of organs of the body including liver, kidney and thymus.	Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Aphanizomenon ovalisporum
Endotoxins: Dermatotoxic Lipopolysachharides	Associated with outbreaks of gastroenteritis, skin and eye irritation and hayfever in humans who come into contact with blue-green algae during recreational activities	Potentially produced by all blue-green algae

For more information visit: http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au

lead found in schools drinking water

DATE: 16-Sep-2007

over 36 schools were advised to stop supplying drinking water from their rainwater tanks to school children today as excessive lead levels were found in them.

Affected schools will now supply bottled water to students until further notice. Authorities have started investigations into the source of the dissolved lead found and are conducting further tests.

High lead levels in young children have a well known link with reduced IQ levels and lead can adversely affect the central nervous system and liver.

Filtration required to totally eliminate soluble lead from drinking water is very specialised, with most filter systems merely reducing soluble lead.Most filtration advertising material claiming lead removal is deceptive , with the impression given that soluble lead is removed, ie lead totally sissolved in the water, whereas the systems merely remove insoluble lead, ie bits of lead falling from flashing or guttering.

These types of systems cannot remove dissolved lead, the issue at hand.

Consumers should always insist on certified filtration systems to deal with this dangerous metal.

We strongly recommend the use of our snapseal range of filtration systems for total soluble lead removal and peace of mind.

Soluble lead in water cannot be removed by carbon filtration alone and requires the impregnation of selective filtration mediums to eliminate it.

Our snapseal range of systems and our premium countertop system are certified to all the Australian Standards to eliminmate, not merely reduce over 94% soluble lead in drinking water as a minimum.

Plumbing for these systems is quick and simple .

Systems tailored for school drinking troughs etc with high rates and no drop off in lead removal are our specialty.

Parents should also consider the snapseal system for home use as well, as lead is commonly found in rainwater tank drinking water.

For further information please call us on 02 97121022 or fax us on 02 97121540.Email sales@fswc.com.au

As filter manufacturers. we specialise in lead removal drinking water systems.

For more information visit: http://www.abc.net.au

Sydney desalination plant update

DATE: 10-Sep-2007

site offices,connection to phone and electricity lines,and boundary fences have now been erected on the desalination site.Work next week will commence on the pumping station and retaining walls.Kurnell residents are are bound to be affected with works to commence from 7am through till 6pm

Divers will survey the area to determine the plants best intake and outlet facilities

For more information visit: http://www.sydneywater.com.au

Bluegreen algae outbreak threatens to escalate

DATE: 07-Sep-2007

Authorities have confirmed that another above average spring and summer temperature forecast threatens to rapidly increase the incidence of bluegreen algae blooms in Warragamba dam.

Whilst the blue green algae in itself is non-toxic, the release of the toxins sporn by the algae blooms are quite hazardous to human and animal health.

We refer you to water alerts on our website for more details on management and safety procedures that should be stringently adopted if contact is made.

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"Disease outbreaks from drinking water are almost invariably linked to changes in measurable water quality parameters or to the failure of treatment processes to cope with extreme weather events such as high rainfall and flooding. Water treatment processes generally function best under steady state conditions, and performance can seriously deteriorate when there are major fluctuations in quality or flow."

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