Drinking Water News and Headlines
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Innovations In Microbiology Generating Opportunities In Water
3/18/2021
Real-time online sensors that can detect microbiological contamination in water and wastewater are “closer than people think”, according an expert speaker invited to address the latest Water Action Platform webinar.
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Wolf Administration Promotes Free Testing For Lead In Drinking Water For Schools And Child Care Programs
3/9/2021
The Wolf Administration today advised all schools and child care programs in Pennsylvania of the Voluntary Lead in Child Care and School Drinking Water Testing Program, which will provide $1.74M from a federal grant for testing lead in drinking water.
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New Water Quality Monitoring Solution Maximizes Operational Efficiencies And Boosts Productivity
3/3/2021
Municipal and industrial facilities where high quality water analysis is of critical importance can now benefit from a new flexible monitoring solution designed to deliver enhanced productivity, maximum uptime, lower cost of ownership and optimized chemistry for reduced waste.
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MDI Biological Laboratory Receives Funding To Address Arsenic Threat
3/3/2021
The MDI Biological Laboratory will collaborate with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, an office of the state Department of Health and Human Services, on a five-year grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to improve access to safe drinking water in Maine.
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Strategic Alliance Between Exelon’s Aquify And TaKaDu Brings Advanced Digitization And Analytics To U.S. Water Utilities
1/26/2021
Aquify, an Exelon business based in Chicago, IL, and TaKaDu, a leading global provider of Central Event Management (CEM) solutions for water utilities based in Yehud, Israel, are announcing a strategic alliance to bring advanced water technologies as well as digital solutions and services to the U.S. water utilities market.
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Smart Water Networks Able To Detect A Looming Crisis, Reports IDTechEx
1/12/2021
It is possible with technology to better predict how people use water and monitor its quality. This technology currently exists.
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Johns Hopkins Scientist Develops Method To Find Toxic Chemicals In Drinking Water
1/12/2021
Most consumers of drinking water in the United States know that chemicals are used in the treatment processes to ensure the water is safe to drink.
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15-Year-Old Water Scientist Named Time's First-Ever 'Kid Of The Year'
12/15/2020
In a nod to the fundamental importance of clean water, Time magazine has awarded its first ever “Kid of the Year” designation to Gitanjali Rao, a 15-year-old who invented a mobile device that can detect lead contamination in drinking water.
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Aquatic Informatics Receives ISO/IEC 27001 Certification For Aquarius
12/7/2020
Aquatic Informatics’ cloud-based environmental data analytics platform, Aquarius, has received the ISO/IEC 27001 standard certification. This certification recognizes the highest level of security for the protection of customer information within the Aquarius Cloud platform.
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Flint Launches Free Water-Testing Lab
10/28/2020
Flint, MI, may be synonymous with drinking water contamination in the minds of many, but a recent effort from the city may create a brand new legacy — one that demonstrates just how impactful scientific analysis and public health can be.