Drinking Water News and Headlines

  1. '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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. EPA And Partners Launch Challenge To Develop Low-Cost Water Sensors That Detect Toxicity 5/3/2021

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and partners launched the Water Toxicity Sensor Challenge.

  9. Real Tech Inc. Expands Its Multiple UV LED Line Of Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring Solutions 4/14/2021

    Real Tech Inc., a leading provider of online water quality monitoring solutions, announced the release of several new real-time multiple UV LED-based water quality instruments, creating the world’s most advanced and comprehensive multiple UV/VIS LED sensor product platform.

  10. Validated IC-MS/MS Workflow Improves EPA 557 Regulated Drinking Water Analysis 4/6/2021

    Municipal utility laboratories, contract testing laboratories, and local or regional governing agencies performing water testing can now benefit from a new, validated application workflow using ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (IC-MS/MS) to achieve haloacetic acid (HAA) analysis in drinking water in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Method 557 (EPA 557).