For high-flow, high-contaminant issues, water cooled ozone generators have enabled higher ozone generation and efficiency in an exceptionally compact footprint, delivering the most ozone output per square foot in the industry.

They also offer 20-40% lower energy costs, 35-50% lower total operating costs than standard systems.

The food and beverage processing industry is confronting many significant challenges. Of paramount concern are food safety issues and more stringent regulations given more frequent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. There is also increasing pressure to reduce environmental impact and improve sustainability practices such as reducing water and energy usage.

Dewatering is a global application that will continue to become more widespread with increased industrial development. A critical component of the dewatering process is the treatment of the contaminants in the ground source that leach into the discharge water.

Rainwater harvesting solutions have been increasing globally over the past decade. As population increases, so does the water demand for people, industry and agriculture. Climate change and growing water scarcity have now accelerated the need for sophisticated rainwater technology to conserve and utilize this often-ignored freshwater source. Ozone is a superior future proof treatment solution that offers many cost savings and treatment benefits for rainwater management. Ozone is the fastest growing technology in the global water disinfection market and is universally recognized as the fastest, strongest and most environmentally friendly water treatment technology available today.

The changing environment and the need to protect it are influencing water treatment decisions to ensure they are sustainable, resilient and adaptable for the future. Ozone is not only the environmentally right decision, but it can deliver many cost-effective benefits to both the private and public sector.

Ozone’s unmatched disinfection benefits can be incorporated into the treatment train of other technologies to significantly improve their efficiencies and offer many opportunities to reduced operational effort and costs.

Most municipal water treatment facilities in the US and Canada are designed for a life expectancy of 30 to 50 years. The changing environment and the need to protect it are now significantly influencing infrastructure design to ensure it is sustainable, resilient and adaptable for the future. Sustainable infrastructure is not only the environmentally right decision, but it can also deliver many cost-effective benefits to both the private and public sector. Sustainable ozone water treatment offers many economic, social and environmental benefits for municipal water treatment infrastructure design.

Solving complex water problems is not easy. It requires an experienced team of water professionals to analyze, engineer, test and monitor a successful treatment solution. While engineering a treatment solution remains complex, once installed, todays advanced ozone systems are surprisingly easy to operate, monitor and maintain. Ozone water treatment offers not only the most powerful and effective disinfection, but also one of the easiest and reliable systems to operate.

In 2020, $600 million was spent worldwide on advanced ozone water treatment technology – a significant market, but small in comparison to the $26 billion that was spent on water treatment chemicals. Today ozone is universally recognized as more powerful and effective than chlorine. Ozone is now the fastest growing technology in the global water disinfection market and has more than doubled the growth of chemicals.

Ozone offers a superior, cost-effective solution for the treatment of water stored in tanks, wells and cisterns. Municipalities and industries have used ozone for water and wastewater treatment for more than 100 years. In recent years, advanced technology has made ozone cost effective for smaller applications such as the treatment of stored water. Ozone is now the fastest growing technology in the global water disinfection sector.

April showers brings flowers, but also the opportunity for harvesting rainwater! Ozone is universally recognized for its superior disinfection but it also offers equally important water conservation and reuse benefits. Rainwater, stormwater and groundwater can all be treated and reused for non-potable water applications. Ozone has the ability to improve water supply reliability and resiliency in an environmentally responsible way.

This month, the 29th anniversary of UN World Water Day will focus on the protection and preservation of one of our most valuable freshwater sources, groundwater. As the United Nations states, “Groundwater needs to be used carefully and sustainably – but we cannot manage what we do not measure. Groundwater must be thoroughly explored, analyzed and monitored.”

On January 1, 2022, the City of Toronto implemented a new Foundation Drainage Policy that has far-reaching implications for development in the city. It is also a likely indication of measures to come in other cities, like Toronto, that are experiencing rising population growth while their municipal infrastructure and treatment facilities struggle to meet the demand.

At some point over the past year, we have seen or heard about certain foods being recalled due to contamination by bacteria that present a serious – even deadly – threat to human health. Food recalls in North America are on the rise, and there have been dozens already in Canada this year alone.

As we come to the close of the year, it’s time to celebrate our many partners who share our commitment to protecting our environment. Water is an increasingly precious commodity, and Aclarus is proud to work with so many municipal and industrial partners who value our environmentally friendly ozone water treatment solutions. Together, we are making a positive impact on combatting the effects of climate change, conserving water, and protecting our planet.

As a designated vital service, Aclarus continued to operate throughout the pandemic. We are very appreciative to our wonderful team who willingly adapted and successfully adjusted to this new reality. We are also grateful for our suppliers and partners who did the same to keep our business going and growing.

The North American greenhouse industry is a world leader in horticultural and greenhouse production with a market value of more than $23B in 2019. And, the sector is experiencing rapid growth for one key reason: climate change.

As our climate becomes less predictable, greenhouses provide a stable, weather-proof growing environment in largely automated facilities that control heat, water, nutrients and lighting.

Aclarus Ozone Water Systems, a Peterborough-based water treatment company, will be donating its innovative ozone system to a federally funded project that will research wastewater treatment in First Nation communities. In addition to this private sector partner, the work will be a joint effort between Trent University, McGill University, and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Taking an antibiotic for an ear infection? Ingesting your daily oral contraceptive? Maybe you’re popping a painkiller for your arthritis. All of these are common, regular uses of pharmaceuticals – products that are increasingly being consumed because of changing demographics and a desire to improve the quality of people’s lives. In fact, consumer spending globally on pharmaceuticals is expected to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2023.

This past August, California passed emergency restrictions that will prevent thousands of farmers from drawing freshwater from an enormous watershed of rivers and streams that services almost two-thirds of the state. Why? California has been battling a severe drought that has caused calamitous water shortages. Without these restrictions, California’s drinking water supply will be in grave danger should the drought continue through next year. The plight of California highlights a universal fact: we need ample, clean freshwater to produce food and crops to feed our citizens. So, what can the agricultural sector do to combat climate change and protect its water supply?