Hank BalchFeb 16, 20222 minTotal Organic Carbon: Is It Bioburden or Just Slime?Total organic carbon (TOC) is a measure of the amount of “organic” carbon in the water. This does not mean organic, like organic...
Hank BalchFeb 1, 20222 minChloride: The Enemy of Stainless SteelOne of the first things I learned in this business was that stainless steel isn’t “stainless”, at least not under the wrong conditions....
Hank BalchDec 28, 20212 minMetals: Limits and Effects on ProcessingMost surgical instruments are primarily made of metal. So, if you have some metal dissolved in the water, that shouldn’t be a problem,...
Hank BalchNov 26, 20211 minConductivity & Total Dissolved Solids: What Do They Tell Us?Conductivity is defined as the amount of electrical current that can be passed across a 1 cm gap between two electrodes at a potential...