Drinking Water News and Headlines
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The Water Council Opens Spring Tech Challenge
3/26/2024
The Water Council has opened its spring Tech Challenge with topics chosen by industry leaders to help solve challenges in the water sector.
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FREDsense Technologies Corp. Launches Advanced RAPID TESTING PFAS Analytical Services
3/21/2024
FREDsense Technologies Corp., a pioneer in field-based water quality analysis, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its services to include rapid analytical services for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) analysis.
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A New Sensor Detects Harmful "Forever Chemicals" In Drinking Water
3/11/2024
To create a cheaper and faster way to test for PFAS, MIT chemists have designed a sensor based on lateral flow technology — the same approach used for rapid COVID-19 tests and pregnancy tests.
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Innovation Would Help Find More Chemicals In Water
2/26/2024
At the British Water Micropollutants Conference 2024, which took place in London on 8 February, keynote speakers from the UK's Environment Agency called for a cross-industry approach to tackling the issue.
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NJIT Researchers Unveil Method To Detect 'Forever Chemicals' In Under 3 Minutes
2/8/2024
PFAS have earned the name “forever chemicals” with good reason — the man-made compounds, which can take thousands of years to degrade and are found in everything from grease-resistant food packaging to water-repellent clothing, have made their way into nearly half the U.S. tap water supply.
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Salvus Announces Licensing Agreement With Georgia Tech That Enables PFAS Detection
1/30/2024
Salvus, LLC, a CJB Company, has entered into a licensing agreement with Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) to gain access to PFAS sensing technology for use in the Salvus Detection Platform, the world’s first handheld interferometric detector.
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Palintest Invests In Manufacturing Operations At Gateshead Site
1/17/2024
Water analysis technology pioneer Palintest has made a major investment in its manufacturing facilities, to meet increasing demand for its products and support its strategic growth ambitions.
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Scientists Develop New Approach To Detect ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Water
1/16/2024
Scientists in Chemistry and Environmental Science at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with scientists from the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany's Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, have developed a new approach for detecting pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ in water through luminescence.
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Inexpensive Monitoring Process Powered By Machine Learning Could Aid In Water Treatment
12/12/2023
Small, rural drinking water treatment plants typically use only chlorine to implement the disinfection process. A key performance measure for disinfection is free chlorine residual, the concentration of free chlorine remaining in the water after the chlorine has oxidized the target contaminants.
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UMaine Leading Development Of New State-Of-The-Art Tool For Tracking PFAS Nationwide
10/10/2023
The emergence of toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in water supplies, farms and the environment is a growing problem nationwide. Despite many researchers and government agencies investigating these “forever chemicals,” there is no tool for combining all of their findings and providing a more comprehensive view of the problem.