Contaminant Removal Resources

51. Measuring Arsenic Contamination In Water – Challenges And Solutions 11/21/2023

    Read about how adressing arsenic contamination promptly is essential to prevent long-term health problems.

52. Testing For Lead In Drinking Water 11/20/2023

    Lead exposure, even in small amounts, is harmful and can come from various sources, including paint, soil, food, and water.

53. Predicting How Effective Water Filters Are At Removing A Variety Of PFAS 11/17/2023

    A major topic of research for EPA researchers is evaluating how effective different water treatment technologies are at removing PFAS from drinking water. Unfortunately, there are thousands of different types of PFAS chemicals and each of them may respond differently to the same type of water treatment technology.

54. How To Properly Start-Up And Condition A New Granular Activated Carbon Bed 11/3/2023

    Bed conditioning and startup procedures are designed to optimize the performance of the carbon bed and maximize adsorption capacity to achieve treatment goals.

55. Why Innovative Uses For Pile Cloth Media Filters Are Multiplying 9/12/2023

    Learn about the unique ways wastewater and drinking water operations are employing pile cloth media (PCM) to tackle new and complex challenges.

56. Four Tips For A Successful PFAS Removal Pilot Study 8/11/2023

    Follow these key steps to conduct a successful pilot study to help remain below their target contaminant limits and cost-effectively comply with regulations.

57. Peace Of Mind Starts With Your Water Supply 7/31/2023

    It's no understatement to say that I am deeply into water. As a water professional, I think about water all the time. I stay current on the technologies that help keep our water supply safe. I am an avid student of the history of water systems. I grew up in New York City, home to the best-tasting water in the world, and I'm fortunate to live in the U.S., which has a high national standard for water quality, safeguarded by the colleagues I saw recently at AWWA's ACE conference.

58. Groundwater vs. Surface Water: A Treatment Comparison 7/20/2023

    This article will discuss two of the most common drinking water sources and how they affect treatment priorities and configurations.

59. City Of Salem Chooses Ozone To Treat Cyanotoxins In Raw Water 7/6/2023

    In this case study, discover why the City of Salem's Geren Island Water Treatment Plant chose ozone as the best option to effectively treat cyanotoxins in their raw water.

60. Enhanced Attenuation — A Solution For Addressing The Daunting Challenges Of PFAS In Our Groundwater 6/20/2023

    While drinking water providers scramble to upgrade their contaminant removal systems to meet the U.S. EPA's pending new PFAS regulations, leading groundwater remediation scientists propose enhanced attenuation as a solution to prevent further PFAS contamination to drinking water and our public health. These sorption-enhanced attenuation treatments are now being deployed with outstanding results.