Water Instrumentation News

  1. ABB Unveils Next Generation Of Electromagnetic Flowmeters 8/29/2024

    ABB has launched its latest generation of electromagnetic flowmeters bringing unmatched accuracy, connectivity and flexibility to industrial and utility applications.

  2. EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M To Clarkson University To Develop And Demonstrate Technology To Detect And Degrade PFAS 8/27/2024

    Today, August 27, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing $1,499,979 in research funding to Clarkson University to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology to detect, monitor and degrade PFAS in groundwater and surface water that may be used as drinking water sources.

  3. Xylem's New Water Quality System Enhances Measurement And Control or Municipal Market 8/22/2024

    Even with long-standing safe drinking water standards, about 7.2 million Americans get sick every year from diseases spread through water, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires public water systems to treat and remove contaminants, then test to ensure safe water quality.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. AWWA Launches Safe Drinking Water Act 50th 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. 

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.