Drinking Water News and Headlines

31. Innovation Would Help Find More Chemicals In Water 2/26/2024

    At the British Water Micropollutants Conference 2024, which took place in London on 8 February, keynote speakers from the UK's Environment Agency called for a cross-industry approach to tackling the issue.

32. NJIT Researchers Unveil Method To Detect 'Forever Chemicals' In Under 3 Minutes 2/8/2024

    PFAS have earned the name “forever chemicals” with good reason — the man-made compounds, which can take thousands of years to degrade and are found in everything from grease-resistant food packaging to water-repellent clothing, have made their way into nearly half the U.S. tap water supply.

33. Salvus Announces Licensing Agreement With Georgia Tech That Enables PFAS Detection 1/30/2024

    Salvus, LLC, a CJB Company, has entered into a licensing agreement with Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) to gain access to PFAS sensing technology for use in the Salvus Detection Platform, the world’s first handheld interferometric detector.

34. Palintest Invests In Manufacturing Operations At Gateshead Site 1/17/2024

    Water analysis technology pioneer Palintest has made a major investment in its manufacturing facilities, to meet increasing demand for its products and support its strategic growth ambitions.

35. Scientists Develop New Approach To Detect 'Forever Chemicals' In Water 1/16/2024

    Scientists in Chemistry and Environmental Science at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with scientists from the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany's Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, have developed a new approach for detecting pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ in water through luminescence.

36. Inexpensive Monitoring Process Powered By Machine Learning Could Aid In Water Treatment 12/12/2023

    Small, rural drinking water treatment plants typically use only chlorine to implement the disinfection process. A key performance measure for disinfection is free chlorine residual, the concentration of free chlorine remaining in the water after the chlorine has oxidized the target contaminants.

37. UMaine Leading Development Of New State-Of-The-Art Tool For Tracking PFAS Nationwide 10/10/2023

    The emergence of toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in water supplies, farms and the environment is a growing problem nationwide. Despite many researchers and government agencies investigating these “forever chemicals,” there is no tool for combining all of their findings and providing a more comprehensive view of the problem.

38. Tap Water Study Detects PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Across The U.S. 7/5/2023

    At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.

39. 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.

40. Badger Meter To Show Full Range Of Smart Water Solutions At ACE23 6/12/2023

    Badger Meter will showcase its suite of smart water solutions for the complete water cycle at booth 1219 during AWWA ACE23 in Toronto, June 11–14.