Water Instrumentation News

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. AWWA Launches Safe Drinking Water Act 50^th 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. 

34. ABB Integrates AquaMaster4 Flowmeter With Topkapi SCADA Software To Enhance Water Conservation Efforts 7/26/2024

    ABB has integrated its AquaMaster4 Mobile Comms flowmeter with the Topkapi SCADA system, enhancing water conservation efforts around the world.

35. The Importance Of Digitalizing Water In Tourist Areas 7/23/2024

    According to Idrica, smart monitoring with IoT, integrated management systems with AI and Big Data, gray water reuse technologies and smart irrigation systems are all water digitalization strategies that can be used in the tourism industry.

36. ABB VortexMaster And SwirlMaster Flowmeters Receive FieldComm Group Ethernet-APL Certification 6/27/2024

    FieldComm Group (FCG), based in in Austin, Texas, has successfully approved physical layer conformity of ABB’s first vortex flowmeter (VortexMaster FSV400) and swirl flowmeter (SwirlMaster FSS400) with APL communication interfaces, following a comprehensive series of tests.

37. 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.

38. 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.

39. Pennsylvania's Department Of Environmental Protection Approves Electro Scan's SWORDFISH For Water Service Lead Detection 5/28/2024

    Electro Scan Inc. is delighted to announce that the State of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has approved the company's SWORDFISH to inventory lead water service lines.

40. 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.