Service Systems International Expects New Regulations for the Disinfection of Drinking Water to Increase Ultraviolet Use.Business Editors & Environment Writers VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2001 Service Systems International, Ltd. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SVSY), a supplier of state- of-the-art ultraviolet (UV) water and wastewater disinfection disinfection, n the process of destroying pathogenic organisms or rendering them inert. disinfection, full oral cavity, n a procedure used to reduce active periodontal disease, usually completed within a certain short time frame. systems, expects that new regulations being applied to the disinfection of drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. will lead to an increase in the adoption of UV as a water treatment solution. UV treatment is currently applied to approximately 1% of the 40 billion gallons of drinking water provided daily by public water utilities in the United States. Ultraviolet light Ultraviolet light A portion of the light spectrum not visible to the eye. Two bands of the UV spectrum, UVA and UVB, are used to treat psoriasis and other skin diseases. safely disinfects water by altering the reproduction of viruses, bacteria and pathogens. Harmful micro- organisms including E. coli, Cryptosporidium cryptosporidium (krĭp'tōspərĭd`ēəm), genus of protozoans having at least four species; they are waterborne parasites that cause the disease cryptosporidiosis. and Giardia Giardia /Gi·ar·dia/ (je-ahr´de-ah) a genus of flagellate protozoa parasitic in the intestinal tract of humans and other animals, which may cause giardiasis; G. lam´blia (G. intestina´lis) is the species found in humans. are made benign without creating toxic disinfection by-products associated with traditional treatment methods such as chlorination chlorination Public health Addition of chlorinated compounds to drinking water as disinfectants. Cf Ozonation. . New regulations concerning drinking water are being driven by governments and agencies who are concerned about contamination. Lethal doses of microorganisms and bacteria such as Cryptosporidium and E. coli in the water supply have been blamed for multiple deaths and associated illnesses at North Battleford, Saskatchewan North Battleford is a small city in west central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as The Battlefords. and Walkerton, Ontario, in the last year. These alarming incidents have spurred authorities to take action to ensure safe drinking water. The Province of Quebec, Canada, is a leader in the efforts announcing June 4, 2001 that it will require all municipalities who draw their drinking water from a surface water source to filter and disinfect To remove the virus code that has attached itself to a legitimate file. Sometimes, the antivirus program cannot untangle the code, and the infected file has to be deleted. See quarantine. drinking water supplies prior to distribution. Similar regulations are under review in nearly all regions of North America. This effort will include governments at the local, regional and national levels. "What we're seeing is a massive shift in the thinking about water of all kinds, particularly drinking water from ground sources," states Ken Fielding, President of Service Systems International. "People used to assume that their water system was safe, not anymore. Now they want to know that the proper measures are in place to avoid a catastrophe and guarantee safe drinking water." Recently released research data suggests that an increasing number of sources seeking disinfection of drinking water will look to UV as a safe, clean, environmentally sound solution. Service Systems International is recognized for its subsidiaries' advanced Ultra Guard(R) line of wastewater UV disinfection systems. The company added a line of ultraviolet drinking water treatment products to answer the growing demand for alternatives to potentially harmful chemical treatment. Additional liquid applications include process water, syrups, brines, seawater aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. , hydroponics hydroponics, growing of plants without soil in water to which nutrients have been added. Hydroponics has been used for over a century as a research technique, but not until 1929 were experiments conducted solely to determine its feasibility for growing commercial and swimming pools. Service Systems International is now the exclusive marketer in the United States and Canada of the UV drinking water disinfection system sold under the brand name UViFLO. The system was developed by Australian Ultra-Violet Products Manufacturing Pty. Limited (www.australianultraviolet.com.au) and engineered for the North American market through Service Systems International. Ultra Guard(R) technology provides significant savings in installation, operation and maintenance costs over its competitors. Ultra Guard(R) is actively marketed through an exclusive agent agreement with US Filter, one of the world's leading providers of wastewater treatment technology. Forward-Looking Statements: Certain of the foregoing information are forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of the Company and are subject to a number of risks and other factors, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Among such factors are: general business and economic conditions, customer acceptance of and demand for the Company's products, the Company's overall ability to design, test and introduce new and improved products on a timely basis, regulatory constraints, and the risk factors listed from time to time in documents filed by the Company with the SEC. |
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