Water Instrumentation News

  1. A New Sensor Detects Harmful "Forever Chemicals" In Drinking Water 3/11/2024

    To create a cheaper and faster way to test for PFAS, MIT chemists have designed a sensor based on lateral flow technology — the same approach used for rapid COVID-19 tests and pregnancy tests.

  2. KROHNE Highlights Dynamic Electromagnetic Flowmeters 3/1/2024

    KROHNE, Inc. highlights its family of leading electromagnetic flowmeters, which achieve highly accurate flow measurement for all applications with conductive liquids. Whether it be basic custody transfer or demanding safety-related applications, these products always perform with pristine accuracy.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. ABB Breaks Ground On New U.S. Calibration Hall To Support Growing Demand For Instrumentation In North America 1/30/2024

    ABB has begun the construction of a new 12,000-square-foot calibration hall in the industrial park adjacent to its existing ∼200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Flow Insights Lower The Cost Of Water-Saving 1/11/2024

    Industrial companies and commercial building owners wanting to reduce waste to improve cost efficiency and save water, must become smarter in their operations, writes Paul Hartley, chief commercial officer, Ovarro.

  10. 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.