Monthly Archives: January 2015

When the Seattle Seahawks beat the Green Bay Packers to reach the Super Bowl, Seattle fans exploded in celebration. The excitement was so strong and so real that it became tangible. And when it did, the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) was on hand to quantify it. Since 2011, when Seattle fans first tripped their seismic sensors, the PNSN has been monitoring the ground vibrations caused by crowd activity at CenturyLink Field.  This year, they placed new sensors in the stadium itself to test new technologies that will track earthquakes and disseminate seismic information to the public and authorities in the event of a real earthquake. Their new tool, dubbed "QuickShake," displays vibration data from CenturyLink Field in real-time on their website.  There is a three-second delay between the detection of the vibrations and when users were able to see them on the QuickShake tool.

Schistosomiasis is one of the most widespread diseases in the world, with an estimated 200 million people infected across the world. It is a chronic and debilitating disease caused by parasitic worms called schistosomes. The World Health Organization wants to have Schistosomiasis under control by 2020 and one of Sterlitech's customers, the Natural History Museumin London, is tackling the disease head on. The Natural History Museum, in partnership with other organizations including the Zanzibar Ministry of Health, is helping with the WHO's initiative with a special project called the Zanzibar Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission (ZEST). ZEST's goal is to reduce the number of new cases of schistosomiasis using a three-pronged approach to eliminate the worms that cause the disease:

• Treatment of infected people to kill the adult schistosome worms.
• Controlling the population of snails that host the parasite

Tauni Wright is a Sales Engineer who joined Sterlitech in April 2013 and quickly established herself as an excellent resource for our clients. She enjoys using her background in science to meet the challenge of providing effective, efficient solutions for customers. Before joining Sterlitech, Tauni analyzed cheese, milk and whey for microbial contamination at the Tillamook County Creamery Organization and performed tests to verify that all of those products met state, federal and local regulations.  Tauni graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biology.  During her studies at WSU, she conducted research to help identify and characterize microbial enzymes that are involved in industrial biofuel production. Her experience in the laboratory, both academically and professionally, gives Tauni good insight and perspective on how to help the researchers, students, and scientists who contact Sterlitech.  You can contact Tauni by emailing

Toray is discontinuing the production the 70AC reverse osmosis (RO) membrane. This membrane is being replaced in Sterlitech's line-up by Toray's new 73AC RO membrane.    The table below lists the specifications of the new membrane for easy comparison.  To browse our complete selection of RO membranes or to place an order with us, click here.