Drinking Water News and Headlines

  1. Johns Hopkins Scientist Develops Method To Find Toxic Chemicals In Drinking Water 1/12/2021

    Most consumers of drinking water in the United States know that chemicals are used in the treatment processes to ensure the water is safe to drink.

  2. 15-Year-Old Water Scientist Named Time's First-Ever 'Kid Of The Year' 12/15/2020

    In a nod to the fundamental importance of clean water, Time magazine has awarded its first ever “Kid of the Year” designation to Gitanjali Rao, a 15-year-old who invented a mobile device that can detect lead contamination in drinking water.

  3. Aquatic Informatics Receives ISO/IEC 27001 Certification For Aquarius 12/7/2020

    Aquatic Informatics’ cloud-based environmental data analytics platform, Aquarius, has received the ISO/IEC 27001 standard certification. This certification recognizes the highest level of security for the protection of customer information within the Aquarius Cloud platform.

  4. Flint Launches Free Water-Testing Lab 10/28/2020

    Flint, MI, may be synonymous with drinking water contamination in the minds of many, but a recent effort from the city may create a brand new legacy — one that demonstrates just how impactful scientific analysis and public health can be.

  5. Water-To-Data: PYDRO Secured Seven-Digit Seed Investment 10/8/2020

    gigahertz.ventures GmbH seed invest together with current shareholders GENIUS Venture Capital GmbH and Thomas Clemens into innovative start up PYDRO. The target of this seed round is to finalize development of PYDRO’s self-powered, smart sensor for water networks.

  6. 120Water Partners With Hach To Ensure Drinking Water Quality And To Protect Public Health Around The Globe 9/30/2020

    120Water, a digital water platform in use at more than 180,000 sample sites across the nation, announced it has partnered with Hach, a water quality testing and instrumentation company, to make water quality and compliance programs faster, simpler, and more informative for people around the world. 

  7. Data-Driven Innovation Boosts Reliability Of Drinking Water Treatment Installations In California 9/29/2020

    Five years ago, the town of Dixon in California celebrated the installation of three novel treatment plants removing contaminants like chromium-6 (Cr-6) from the local water supply.

  8. Michigan Nets $1.9M EPA Grant For Lead Testing Of School Drinking Water 9/8/2020

    The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced today that it has been awarded a $1.9M grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for lead testing of drinking water at schools and child care facilities across the state.

  9. New, Easy-To-Use, Compact, Ion Chromatography System Simplifies Water Analysis 8/18/2020

    Small environmental and academic teaching laboratories specializing in water analysis can benefit from simpler setup and operation and improved quality with a new, compact ion chromatography (IC) system that can bring an advanced level of simplicity to anion and cation analyses of drinking water.

  10. Predicting A Crisis Before It Happens: Sensors In The Water Network 8/13/2020

    The UK is currently experiencing a heatwave – London, for example, has had the longest stretch of hot weather in almost 60 years.