Saturday, April 5, 2008

Cross-Connection

Cross-connection is when there is a possibility of sewage or other contaminates of entering the water supply. This is an important concept for a UT to know.

Check out this article, it has good information:


Prevalence of Cross-Connections in Household Plumbing Systems

Courtesy of: www.watts.com

Backflow

Here is an interesting article relating to backflow. As a UT, backflow prevention is an often misunderstood concept that we really need to understand to fulfill our roles as protectors of the health of the force.

Stop Backflow News

Courtesy of: www.watts.com

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Indoor Air Pollution

The UT needs to know about indoor air pollution. It is important because the UT will be called to figure out how to deal with these issued during a career.

Below is a link to an interesting article:

Indoor Air Pollution