Drinking Water News and Headlines

  1. SUEZ Water Technologies and Solutions Acquires Sentinel Monitoring Systems 1/5/2022

    Today, SUEZ - Water Technologies & Solutions completed the acquisition of Sentinel Monitoring Systems, a real-time microbial monitoring company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. Sentinel Monitoring Systems develops products that provide real-time and near-real-time solutions to monitor the effectiveness of microbial control within life sciences ultrapure water and manufacturing processes. Under this purchase agreement, SUEZ has acquired all of Sentinel Monitoring Systems’ business.

  2. State Water Board Creates World's First Standardized Methods For Testing Microplastics In Drinking Water 12/6/2021

    With concerns mounting over the potential impacts microplastics may have on the environment and human health, the State Water Resources Control Board, in partnership with the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, has developed the first standardized analytical methods in the world for the testing and reporting of microplastics in drinking water.

  3. Idrica Develops The World's First 5G-NR Device Specifically For The Water Industry 11/16/2021

    Idrica has developed the first 5G-NR device specifically for the water industry. This groundbreaking piece of equipment, based exclusively on 5G-NR (New Radio) technology, will provide solutions to challenges which had been out of reach up until now, mainly in Massive IoT scenarios, with millions of devices connected in very small areas.

  4. 'Meets All Government Standards': EWG's 2021 Tap Water Database Details Unsafe Contamination In Communities Nationwide 11/3/2021

    Millions of Americans are unwittingly drinking water that includes an invisible toxic cocktail made up of contaminants linked to cancer, brain damage and other serious health harms, the 2021 update to the Environmental Working Group’s nationwide Tap Water Database reveals.

  5. Curbing Spread Of Waterborne Diseases Through New Water Monitoring Method 10/19/2021

    An innovative way of identifying contaminated drinking water could reduce the spread of deadly diarrhoeal diseases by enabling communities to take action more quickly to limit exposure, a new study co-led by UCL academics has found.

  6. New Method Improves Detection Of Harmful Microscopic Parasites In Water 8/24/2021

    UNSW engineers have identified a new simpler method to detect tiny microbes in water which cause significant health risks and potentially even death.

  7. SUEZ Introduces New PFAS Testing Capability At Analytical Lab In Tomball, Texas 8/10/2021

    SUEZ - Water Technologies & Solutions today announced the expansion of its PFAS service offerings in Tomball, Texas.

  8. Smartphone Screens Effective Sensors For Soil Or Water Contamination 7/22/2021

    The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.

  9. DHHR, EPA Partnering To Assist Clarksburg Water System To Test Older Homes With Lead Service Lines 7/9/2021

    The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to assist the Clarksburg Water System in their efforts to identify and test older homes with lead service lines that may cause elevated lead levels in drinking water.

  10. Endress+Hauser Launches A New Generation Of Liquid Analysis Sensors 6/22/2021

    Process plants typically use a multitude of sensors, each of which is normally connected to a transmitter. Older sensor technologies use analog signals to communicate with transmitters, but more modern models employ digital technology to improve accuracy, ease calibration, simplify troubleshooting, and reduce required maintenance.