http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=C.+Reid+Thornley+B.Sc. Business C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=357823&ca=Business Howdy. I am the proud owner and operator of a web-based business that sells water purification equipment to homeowners and small businesses. I'd like to take a few moments to describe my experience in search engine optimization: the mistakes, the successes, and my resulting philosophy on getting fou... Home Management C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=354276&ca=Home+Management In many North American cities, it is naturally occurring ground water sources that supply our households with water. In places where the bedrock is soft limestone, the water dissolves some of this rock creating “hard” water. In some places, the water is so hard that the deposition of this mineral co... Education C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=269103&ca=Education As the Associated Press documented in a five-month investigation, drinking water provided to at least 41 million people living in 24 major metropolitan areas in the United States has tested positive for trace amounts of pharmaceuticals. The drugs discovered included sex hormones, anti-epileptics, ch... Education C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=268666&ca=Education Ultraviolet (UV) water disinfection equipment has become commonplace in many rural homes across the USA, Canada, and the rest of the world. Through water testing many homeowners discover that their water is contaminated most commonly with Coliform bacteria but occasionally with more dangerous e.coli... Education C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=267901&ca=Education Steam distillers are one of the oldest and one of the most effective ways to purify drinking water. Steam distillation utilizes a very simple process that mimics the natural processes that purify the water on the Earth. On earth, this process is called the hydrologic cycle. The hydrologic cycle i... Wellness, Fitness and Diet C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=210170&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Many rural homeowners depend on a water well to provide their family with a safe and clean water source for drinking, food preparation, and for washing. Unfortunately many people discover that their once pristine well water has become contaminated with bacteria. This can happen when septic beds are... Family Concerns C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=199400&ca=Family+Concerns A water softener is an appliance that is typically used in a residential environment to remove the hardness from the water being used for drinking, bathing, cooking, and washing clothes. Hard water can cause visible scale to form on water-using appliances such as the dishwasher, washing machine, and... Education C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=196768&ca=Education Using ultraviolet (UV) light to purify drinking water is a concept that has existed for more than one hundred years. Despite its early beginnings, the science behind UV disinfection is complex. Understanding the fundamentals of how UV is able to purify drinking water requires a relatively deep under... Society C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=195170&ca=Society Living outside of the hustle and bustle of America’s major cities certainly has its perks – no snarled traffic, less noise, less crime, clean air, clean water. Right? Most of the time these statements are true, but at an alarming rate rural homeowners are having trouble with their water supply. Many... Computers and Technology C. Reid Thornley B.Sc. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=196870&ca=Computers+and+Technology Ultraviolet (UV) light water filtration and purification has been used for well over one hundred years to make drinking water safe. Today it is used by some of the largest cities in the world to purify their municipal drinking water supplies. These cities include New York, Rotterdam, Seattle, and ma...