Drinking Water Disinfection HEADLINES

  1. California's Proposed Chromium-6 Drinking Water Limit Fails To Protect Public Health 8/8/2023

    Today California’s State Water Resources Board convened a hearing on its proposed drinking water limit for hexavalent chromium, commonly known as chromium-6, the notorious “Erin Brockovich” carcinogen.

  2. EPA Awards $1.3M In Research Funding To The University Of Wisconsin-Madison To Develop Nanosensors To Detect Pesticides And Mitigate Their Harmful Impacts 7/31/2023

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $1.3M in funding to a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in Madison, Wisconsin, to develop nanosensor technology that can detect, monitor, and degrade commonly used pesticides found in water that can harm human health.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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).

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.