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• Fast Action Keeps Treatment Plant In Compliance

  Explore how rapid equipment replacement and peristaltic pump technology prevented regulatory violations at a major sanitation district. Learn how high-stakes infrastructure failures were resolved through strategic engineering support to ensure continuous delivery of safe water.

• Converging Challenges, Unified Solutions: How Three Overlapping Trends Are Shaping Public Water

  With the right help, coping with workforce upheaval, the digital transition, and asset management can be an opportunity.

• The Role Of Ozone In Municipal Water Treatment

  Discover why ozone, a powerful oxidant and sanitizer, has become a leading solution for addressing water quality challenges.

• Engineering Resilience In Water Supply: How Ozone-Based Oxidation Supports DC Water's Pure Water DC Vision

  Securing urban water futures requires shifting toward resilient, multi-source supplies. Advanced oxidation provides a critical barrier against emerging contaminants, enhancing treatment efficiency and ensuring long-term reliability without chemical residuals. Explore the foundations of engineering a decentralized, drought-proof water supply.

• Challenges In Ensuring Long-Term Water Quality (And How To Address Them)

  Read about how mixers help prevent stratification, maintain consistent disinfectant distribution, and reduce sediment buildup, thereby mitigating public health risks associated with water storage.

• APOEε4: Why Alzheimer's "Prophet" Struggles To Become A Therapeutic "Savior"

  Explore the technical hurdles of APOE-targeted development and the precision tools—including target proteins and pre-formed fibrils (PFFs)—required to bridge the gap from risk identification to commercial success.

• Taking The Lead On Ditching Lead

  AWWA C800, Underground Service Line Valves and Fittings, was built around the use of one brass alloy, C83600, also known as leaded red brass, favored for its manufacturability and low cost. Over the last two decades, the waterworks industry has transitioned to brass alloys that meet the definition of lead-free for most surfaces contacting potable water.

• Colorado Utility Removes PFCS From Well With Xylem's Ion Exchange System

  Perfluoro compounds (PFCs), which are suspected carcinogens, are a growing concern for communities and a challenge that many water utilities need to address. When the Stratmoor Hills Water District detected PFCs in a seasonal well, the utility partnered with Evoqua, a Xylem company, to find a cost-effective solution.

• Characterizing Binding Interactions By ITC

  Isothermal Titration Calorimetry is a powerful technique for analyzing biochemical binding events, which is crucial for understanding molecular interactions and enzyme kinetics in biomedical research.

• Advancing mRNA Vaccines and Therapeutics Through IVT Process Development

  An optimized in vitro transcription (IVT) platform enables scalable, high-yield, and cost-efficient mRNA therapeutic production by leveraging data-driven process optimization and enzyme innovation to overcome key manufacturing challenges.

• Microfiltration Membranes Lead The Way In Water Filtration

  For water treatment professionals prioritizing precision and efficiency, hollow-fiber microfiltration membranes are revolutionizing the way industries and municipalities treat water.

• Optimization And Scale-Up Of A Plasmid DNA Production Process

  Optimizing pDNA production in E. coli requires strategic media selection and scale-up planning. Explore a study that identifies ideal conditions for high-yield manufacturing.

• Restoring Groundwater Supplies Through Advanced Contaminant Removal

  When industrial plumes compromise critical aquifers, advanced UV-oxidation processes permanently destroy highly carcinogenic NDMA and resilient 1,4-dioxane, restoring millions of gallons of daily drinking water while reducing facility energy consumption by over eighty percent.

• ISO 18562 Series 2024: Essential Updates And Testing Requirements

  Taking a proactive approach to compliance can help minimize regulatory risks, avoid submission delays, and ensure continued market access.

• Designing For Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) In Surface Water Treatment Plants

  The Toledo water crisis exposed treatment gaps, highlighting harmful algal blooms as a core design challenge requiring flexible, multi-barrier systems and scenario-based planning.

• Optimizing TFF And SPTFF For High-Concentration mAb Formulations

  Discover the critical role of formulation buffer composition in stabilizing monoclonal antibodies during tangential flow filtration, a process involving ultrafiltration and diafiltration under high pressure and shear forces.

• Municipal Water Treatment: A Look At The Advantages Of Performance Testing For Powdered Activated Carbon

  Evaluating Powdered Activated Carbon through site-specific performance testing allows water utilities to optimize chemical dosing based on real-world efficacy rather than upfront price, preventing costly operational strains and ensuring reliable contaminant removal.

• Protecting Communities With Calgon Carbon's AquaKnight™ Technology

  Calgon Carbon’s AquaKnight GC systems are designed from the top down to improve flow, adsorption, and media life.