Ensuring safe drinking water, minimizing fouling

Biological control is critical to the prevention of waterborne disease and to the proper operation of equipment such as cooling towers, condensers, heat exchangers, water scrubbing systems, and reverse osmosis units. Inadequate control of fungus, algae and bacteria in such units can lead not only to illness (such as Legionnaire's disease) but also to fouling and corrosion, causing equipment failure, unscheduled downtime, reduced heat transfer efficiency and lost production.

On the other hand, it may be appropriate to encourage microbial growth in a wastewater treatment system to ensure the health of beneficial microorganisms that remove certain kinds of organic matter.

GE Water & Process Systems offers a range of products and treatments to eliminate or augment microorganism growth in water systems, including:

	Spectrus OX and NX oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides
	BIOSCAN™ 2 ATP microbial monitoring system
	BioMate™ biocides for membrane systems
	BioPlus™ products to enhance microbial growth

GE technical specialists can identify the most appropriate biological control products and treatments to keep your equipment operating at peak performance and to minimize any microorganism-related health or safety problems.