Analytical Instruments News

  1. San Francisco Now Testing Wastewater For Fentanyl As Drug Problem Spirals 1/24/2024

    One of the largest cities in the U.S., struggling to tame one of its largest drug problems, has turned to wastewater analysis for help.

  2. Zymo Research Announces Sponsorship Of The Inaugural Microbes In Wastewater Symposium 11/21/2023

    Zymo Research Corporation proudly announced its sponsorship of the upcoming "Microbes in Wastewater: Molecular Approaches in Pathogen and AMR Surveillance" symposium, scheduled for January 18th -19th, 2024, in Laguna Beach, California. 

  3. Research Shows Wastewater Testing Improves Predictions For COVID-19 Hospital Admissions 11/20/2023

    Testing wastewater for COVID-19 provides a better forecast of new COVID hospital admissions than clinical data, according to a Syracuse University research team led by postdoctoral researcher Dustin Hill.

  4. Nitrous Oxide Levels Monitored For One Year At Wastewater Treatment Plants In Europe And Australia 9/5/2023

    Wastewater treatment plants in Denmark, Australia and the UK joined forces for one year to monitor emissions of nitrous oxide. This greenhouse gas may be subject to stricter regulation in future and is thus worth learning more about.

  5. Scripps Research Receives $1.5M To Surveil Infectious Disease Threats In Wastewater 8/30/2023

    Wastewater surveillance is a cost-effective, convenient tool for tracking harmful pathogens circulating through the population, but technology and infrastructure hurdles have limited its widespread use.

  6. Innovative Enhancement: TNb Determination With Water Analyzers Improved 8/29/2023

    TNb (Total Nitrogen bound) is considered an important indicator of nitrogen loading in various environmental media and is often measured using a catalyst.

  7. Down The Drain Lies A Promising Climate And Nature Solution – UN Report 8/23/2023

    Wastewater is a growing health and environmental threat, accounting for almost as much planet warming emissions as the aviation industry. Yet with the right policies, wastewater could provide alternative energy to half a billion people, supply over 10 times the water provided by current global desalination capacity and offset over 10 per cent of global fertilizer use. These findings appear in an analysis published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal with the Global Wastewater Initiative (GWWI).

  8. Agro-Waste Could Be The Solution To A Cleaner Water Supply In Sask., Says USask Researcher 5/10/2023

    Securing a safe water supply for Earth’s growing population is a global goal that is reflected in the long-term sustainability plans of almost every nation. Creatively solving this problem is another matter altogether.

  9. Delaware Wastewater System Expanding Monitoring To Combat Illegal Drug Use 4/26/2023

    Following a surge in wastewater monitoring as a tool to combat the spread of COVID-19, a Delaware community will be expanding the practice to help with another one of the country’s most pressing health issues going forward.

  10. Bacteria Resistant To Last Resort Antibiotic Found For First Time In Los Angeles County Wastewater 4/5/2023

    Bacteria that renders colistin, a “last resort” antibiotic, ineffective are lurking in SoCal’s wastewater. While bacteria resistant to colistin have been found elsewhere in the world, this marks the first detection in Los Angeles wastewater.