WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES, INSIGHTS, AND ANALYSIS
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The Uneven Fight Against PFAS In Rural vs. Urban Water Systems Drinking water systems across America face a mounting PFAS threat with starkly different capacities to respond. Large urban utilities typically have ample resources to detect and remove these persistent chemicals from water supplies, while small rural systems operate with tight budgets, skeleton crews, and minimal technical support.
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CERCLA And PFAS: What's The Liability For Water And Wastewater Utilities? Federal rules aim to target those liable but may miss the mark. Utilities can redirect the effort — and costs — to those truly responsible for PFAS contamination.
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25 Years Of Everglades Restoration Has Improved Drinking Water For Millions In Florida, But A New Risk Is Rising
As the Everglades has shrunk over the past century, South Florida’s water supply and water quality have become increasingly threatened, including by harmful algal blooms fueled by agriculture runoff. Now, the water supply faces another rising challenge: saltwater intrusion.
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From Symptoms To Solutions: Measuring What Matters To Transform Reservoir Risk Management A new methodology for measuring "what truly matters" empowers reservoir managers to make informed, proactive decisions that break the cycle of lake degradation and secure long-term water quality and ecosystem health.
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A Paradigm Shift In Reservoir Management
Reservoir managers are utilizing a risk management framework along with innovative metrics to address the root causes of lake degradation, including eutrophication, hypoxia, and harmful algal blooms.
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What's That Microplastic? Advances In Machine Learning Are Making Identifying Plastics In The Environment More Reliable Microplastics — the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down — are everywhere, from the deep sea to Mount Everest, and many researchers worry that they could harm human health. Now, a team of scientists has developed a tool to make identification of microplastics using their unique chemical fingerprint more reliable.
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PFAS Testing Boom: U.S. Analytical Instrumentation Market Set For Rapid Expansion The U.S. PFAS analytical instrumentation market is poised for strong expansion, with a projected CAGR exceeding 20% over the next seven years, according to a new report. Key drivers in the market include rising concerns over increasing risks associated with PFAS exposure, the U.S. EPA's federal rule on drinking water, and investments to boost testing and treating PFAS in water.
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New Arsenal For Algae Outbreaks How communities are protecting drinking water reservoirs without relying on chemicals.
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Market Outlook: Growth Opportunities In PFAS Water And Wastewater Treatment (2024-2031) The U.S. PFAS water and wastewater treatment equipment market is expected to grow at over 11% from 2024 to 2031, primarily driven by stringent regulatory requirements and enhanced public awareness of PFAS contamination risks. The market was estimated at over $90 million in 2024.
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PFAS Exposure In Water Can Increase Infections In Children: Study
Prenatal exposure to PFAS may impact the immune system and increase the risk of certain childhood infections, a new study shows. It is the largest study of the potential health impacts of PFAS, as well as the first to focus on the link between the chemicals and commonly diagnosed infections in children.
VIEWS ON THE LATEST REGS
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A Q&A to explain and resolve issues confronting water suppliers as they endeavor to comply with the monitoring requirements of federal PFAS regulations.
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Assessing what lies ahead in the 10-year race to go lead-free, otherwise known as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI).
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Many water systems are still tackling the challenge of identifying and compliantly managing galvanized and galvanized-requiring-replacement (GRR) service lines.
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In the most recent edition of Water Innovations, there is not a single article focused on PFAS. That wouldn't be exceptional if not for the fact that discussion around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances has so thoroughly dominated the water space lately. And yet, I penned this as an intro to the edition — just "a tiny bit of PFAS" content — because a small portion of PFAS is of the utmost importance in terms of treatment, policy, and cost.
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As states and the federal government attempt to crack down on the proliferation of PFAS and their health consequences with a spate of new regulations, there is one significant upcoming ruling that will have tremendous impact for compliance and costs: the final rule on PFAS CERCLA designation.
MORE WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES
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Advances in peptide drug delivery have opened new opportunities for peptide drug products, with non-parenteral routes of administration — such as oral and nasal — now feasible.
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Struggling with reproducible cell culture results? Sera variability is a major culprit. Learn how to choose the right sera, test lots, and stock up to ensure consistency and boost reproducibility.
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Remote water quality monitoring, a key component to effective crisis response, can mitigate the risk of contaminated source water or distributed water reaching consumers.
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Here, we demonstrate a scalable workflow for the isolation of exosomes that combines tangential flow filtration for the concentration of exosomes followed by gentle size exclusion chromatography.
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By tailoring the formulation strategy, selecting the appropriate excipients, and fine-tuning process conditions, see how our team was able to improve bioavailability and in vivo exposure.
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As the biologic patent cliff looms, biosimilar developers must strategically plot their approach to development and manufacturing to secure a corner of their market and reach their target patients.
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Discover how mass spectrometry can transform your drug discovery efforts by delivering precise, reliable quantification of drug-protein interactions for optimized assay development and dosing strategies.
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In this article, we outline the sources, occurrence, known health issues, and mitigation options for specific contaminants.
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Calgon Carbon has been implementing high-performing adsorption equipment for over 35 years and has developed expertise in design, manufacture, and utilization of activated carbon solutions. These solutions offer customers the lowest total cost of ownership along with superior performance, ease of carbon changeouts, and the ability to treat to very low levels.
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Recent federal PFAS regulations will overwhelm consulting engineers, water and wastewater utilities, and equipment manufacturers as thousands of utilities work to comply. Generative design can enable these parties to meet the workload demand and deadlines.
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As public awareness of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) grows, so too does concern over their widespread presence in our water, soil, food, and even our bodies. Rapid, on-site, or remotely operated detection of these “forever chemicals” is a crucial step to understanding the levels of PFAS within our systems.
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Mandatory LSL replacement is a fundamental shift from the LCR in its approach to service line replacement, moving from a trigger-based approach to a mandatory, system-wide replacement mandate.
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For efficient, scalable, and cost-effective cell and exosome production, 3D cell culture is the answer. Learn how this advanced approach surpasses 2D limitations, unlocking new potential for therapies.
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Learn about what’s available and what’s coming in the safe and permanent destruction of PFAS.
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The Big Sky district in Montana, spanning 228 square miles and serving approximately 2,600 customers, has been grappling with the challenge of increasing summer water demand for irrigation.
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This article delves into the six most prevalent wastewater treatment issues in industrial treatment plants and explores how jet aeration and jet mixing technology can effectively mitigate them.
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Integrating pregnant women into clinical trials through strategic partnerships, accessible trial locations, and robust informed consent processes is essential.
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Standard spectrometers struggle with steep edges and high OD. IDEX’s Peregrine and KolaDeep™ systems offer superior spectral resolution and sensitivity for precise optical filter measurement.