A system malfunction at a water treatment plant in Machester, New Hampshire, resulted in the hospitalization of two firefighters.An automated fire alarm system triggered and released a chemical extinguisher, which created a low-oxygen environment, and the responding firefighters weren’t warned.The firefighters investigated the alarm and were forced to retreat to get fresh air before later being checked out at and released from a local hospital.Source: ManchesterInkLink.comGolf Course Serves Pale Ale Brewed with Treated WastewaterThe city of Madison, Wisconsin, has announced its plan to promote water conservation with a new pale ale made with treated wastewater.Over the weekend, the Madison Metropolitan
News Briefs: Treatment Plant Malfunction Hospitalizes Two Firefighters
In this week's water and wastewater news, two firefighters are injured after an automated fire alarm releases a chemical extinguisher; and the city of Madison, Wisconsin, is promoting a new pale ale brewed with treated wastewater
Mar 22, 2017
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