Drinking Water News and Headlines

  1. EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M To Clarkson University To Develop And Demonstrate Technology To Detect And Degrade PFAS 8/27/2024

    Today, August 27, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing $1,499,979 in research funding to Clarkson University to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology to detect, monitor and degrade PFAS in groundwater and surface water that may be used as drinking water sources.

  2. Xylem's New Water Quality System Enhances Measurement And Control or Municipal Market 8/22/2024

    Even with long-standing safe drinking water standards, about 7.2 million Americans get sick every year from diseases spread through water, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires public water systems to treat and remove contaminants, then test to ensure safe water quality.

  3. Method To Separate Microplastics From Water Could Also Speed Up Blood Analyses 8/15/2024

    Researchers demonstrated a way to speed up—and potentially scale up—the process for separating particles in fluids, which can be used for studying microplastics in drinking water or even analyzing cancer cells from blood.

  4. Lens-Free Fluorescence Instrument Detects Deadly Microorganisms In Drinking Water 8/8/2024

    Researchers have shown that a fluorescence detection system that doesn’t contain any lenses can provide highly sensitive detection of deadly microorganisms in drinking water.

  5. AWWA Launches Safe Drinking Water Act 50th Anniversary Video Campaign For National Water Quality Month 8/6/2024

    The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is pleased to announce the launch of an eight-week video campaign in celebration of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 50th Anniversary. 

  6. Portantino Bill Requiring Robust Study Of Microplastics In Drinking Water Passes Assembly Committee 6/26/2024

    SB 1147, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. The bill requires the study of the health impacts of microplastics in drinking water.

  7. bNovate Technologies And Mattenplant Sign Groundbreaking Distribution Agreement To Enhance Water Safety Across Asia 6/19/2024

    In a landmark move set to revolutionise water safety across Asia, Switzerland’s bNovate Technologies SA, which provides rapid monitoring and analysis of water, sealed its very first partnership in Asia, appointing Singapore’s MattenPlant as its official Asian distributor.

  8. Scientists Develop An Affordable Sensor For Lead Contamination 5/14/2024

    Engineers at MIT, Nanyang Technological University, and several companies have developed a compact and inexpensive technology for detecting and measuring lead concentrations in water, potentially enabling a significant advance in tackling this persistent global health issue.

  9. Piedmont Water Company Reveals New State-Certified Water Quality Laboratory 5/13/2024

    Piedmont Water Company is excited to announce its establishment of a state-certified water quality laboratory.

  10. FREDsense Technologies Corp. Releases Data Set Demonstrating Successful Measurement Of PFAS In AFFF Contaminated Groundwater Samples 4/15/2024

    In a significant leap forward for environmental monitoring technology, FREDsense Technologies Corp. is thrilled to announce a technical milestone in revolutionizing the detection of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in water.