Drinking Water Disinfection HEADLINES
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Mazzei Injector Company And Heyward Incorporated Team Up
7/11/2023
Mazzei Injector Company has chosen Heyward Incorporated as its Manufacturer’s Representative for the municipal water and wastewater markets in the Carolinas.
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Increasing Rates Of Legionnaires' Disease In The EU/EEA
7/3/2023
Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, has shown a significant surge within the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) in 2021, with over 10 700 cases reported and 704 known fatalities.
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Ancient Pathogens Emerging From Melting Ice And Permafrost Risk Eroding Ecosystem
6/28/2023
Computer simulation shows the release of only 1% of dormant pathogens could cause major environmental damage and the widespread loss of host organisms around the world.
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American Water Completes Research On Opportunistic Pathogens In Drinking Water Distribution Systems
6/21/2023
American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced the completion of Water Research Foundation (WRF) Project 4911, Sampling and Monitoring Strategies for Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems.
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De Nora Successfully Commissions 20 CECHLO®-MS Systems At 10 Water Treatment Works For Hong Kong Water Supplies Department
4/26/2023
Industrie De Nora S.p.A. – Italian multinational listed on the Euronext Milan, specialised in the electrochemical processes and leader in sustainable technologies and in the emerging green hydrogen industry – has completed the successful commissioning of CECHLO®-MS systems for the Hong Kong Water Supplies Department (WSD).
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EPA Proposes First Drinking Water Standards For Toxic PFAS
3/14/2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first nationwide limits on the amount of six highly toxic PFAS chemicals allowed in drinking water. This proposal would reduce people’s exposure to serious health risks and prevent thousands of premature deaths.
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UC Irvine Researchers Create E. Coli-Based Water Monitoring Technology
2/23/2023
People often associate Escherichia coli with contaminated food, but E. coli has long been a workhorse in biotechnology. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have demonstrated that the bacterium has further value as part of a system to detect heavy metal contamination in water.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M To Help Puerto Rico Communities Address Emerging Contaminants In Drinking Water
2/13/2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $18.9M from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), in drinking water in Puerto Rico.
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NBC News: 'I'm Scared To Give It To My Kids': Baltimore's Water Issues Are Symptoms Of A Growing National Problem
1/10/2023
The federal government has “waited too long” to invest in water infrastructure, EPA chief Michael Regan told NBC News in an interview. For Gloria Johnson, getting water that she trusts is an ordeal. Every month, the mother of two boils gallons of tap water for her family to drink and cook with. Though Baltimore’s drinking water meets federal safety standards, the water coming out of her tap is sometimes brown — a sign iron may be leaching from aging pipes, whether in her building or under the street.
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FREDsense Water Quality Test Kit Finds Infection In Wastewater To Guide Communities In Fighting Disease
12/29/2022
FREDsense announced this week that it is showing positive results from a pilot in Israel involving its patented FRED-Extract System.