WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES, INSIGHTS, AND ANALYSIS
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PFAS Unpacked: Experts Answer Questions On EPA Rules, Funding, Treatment, And More
With the U.S. EPA's PFAS rules now in place, utilities are finding themselves with a growing number of questions regarding how to treat these chemicals, the potential costs, and much more. For answers, Water Online's chief editor, Kevin Westerling, hosted an Ask Me Anything session featuring Ken Sansone, Senior Partner at SL Environmental Law Group; Kyle Thompson, National PFAS Lead at Carollo Engineers; and Lauren Weinrich, Principal Scientist at American Water.
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Industrial Wastewater Treatment: A Remedy To Freshwater Scarcity? Groundwater levels and pollution, owing to the rising industrialization rate, have increased drastically across the world. To address these issues, many government policies and stringent regulatory norms for industries have been structured, leading to growing prospects for the industrial wastewater treatment market.
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PVDF Ban: The Vitally Needed Catalyst For Accelerating Ceramic Membrane Adoption
As Europe edges closer to regulating the production of PVDF membranes — key contributors to the toxic PFAS, 'forever chemicals' — the water industry finds itself at a critical crossroads.
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One-Stop-Shop Approach To Water Treatment Provides Peace Of Mind On Path To PFAS Compliance With the U.S. EPA's new rule limiting PFOA and PFOS in drinking water, utilities now face time-related obstacles for dealing with these PFAS. However, working with an integrated solutions provider can help streamline processes and ensure systems are up and running ahead of federal deadlines.
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In Storms Like Hurricane Helene, Flooded Industrial Sites And Toxic Chemical Releases Are A Silent And Growing Threat
Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene’s path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast in late September. In disasters like these, the industrial damage can unfold over days, and residents may not hear about releases of toxic chemicals into water or the air until days or weeks later, if they find out at all. Yet pollution releases are common.
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Securing The Future Of UK Drinking Water How research, innovation, and collaboration are driving the water sector forward in the face of increasing challenges.
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World's Largest 1,4-Dioxane Treatment Initiative
Groundwater on Long Island, New York, contains the contaminant 1,4-dioxane. Despite no federal regulation, local water providers and state authorities have taken action to address contamination, establishing a state-enforced maximum contaminant level.
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Evaluating The Role Of Iodine Extraction In Water Cleanup Initiatives How a potential contaminant itself can be utilized in treatment to remove other contaminants.
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9 Things To Know About The EPA's Regulations For PFAS In Drinking Water Recent U.S. EPA regulations on PFAS in drinking water show the importance of addressing contamination, the need for substantial investment in infrastructure, and the importance of environmental justice and innovation, making these issues critical for the upcoming November elections. Here are nine important things to know.
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Urban Wildfires Disrupt Streams And Their Tiny Inhabitants — Losing These Insects Is A Warning Of Bigger Water Problems When you think of urban wildfires, you might picture charred trees and houses. But beneath the surface of nearby streams, fires can also cause a silent upheaval — one that affects populations of creatures that are important indicators of the water's health.
VIEWS ON THE LATEST REGS
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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.
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With the U.S. EPA’s recent announcement proposing maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for certain PFAS, stakeholders throughout the water industry — representing utilities, industry, the environment, legal interests, and public health — were quick to offer their opinions.
MORE WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES
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Learn about the father-son owned firm, TSA, that designed a modern sewage network to help address water quality issues.
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With funds falling short of costs for pending PFAS rules compliance, utilities require an economical treatment solution.
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Read about how ECT2 was able to help a customer and their engineering team design and install a treatment system quickly after PFAS were detected in their drinking water.
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Lead Service Lines (LSLs) pose serious health risks, but the Kemio™ testing device can quickly identify them for removal and replacement with copper pipes. Collaboration is needed to prioritize testing and removal for safe drinking water.
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Medication acceptance and adherence are critical concerns in pediatric populations due to these patients’ rapid anatomical and physiological development.
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Watch this 30 minute on demand webinar to hear how multi-barrier technologies and piloting are addressing the problem of 1,4-dioxane contamination.
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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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Discover a process that can be modified to fit your downstream process and serves as a complete solution for concentration and diafiltration.
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This article aims to help utilities and municipalities to better understand the startup process and offer solutions to reduce the amount of water needed to get GAC filters online.
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A confocal microscope, a photon detector, a microwave source, and a nanopositioning stage can form the foundation of numerous NV center experiments.
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Optimizing the growth of cultures in a shake flask through a better understanding of these five factors can help you quickly and efficiently.
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Learn how clinical teams using a single institutional review board (sIRB) can oversee all trial sites in a multisite study.
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To address concerns about using organic solvents in the ADC process, extractables studies were conducted on a disposable chromatography column housing and two different disposable flow paths.
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Explore data demonstrating the effectiveness of a rapid screening-differential scanning calorimeter as well as its detection limits and the range of concentrations suitable for DSC analysis.
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Many new options have become available for lead-free waterworks products over the last two decades, but all options for C800 products contain bismuth — a material that presents concerns.
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This article will discuss two of the most common drinking water sources and how they affect treatment priorities and configurations.
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Using ozone and UV advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) can help industrial facilities achieve compliance, but what's the right process for your application?
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This article will explain when and why chemical compatibility matters in water treatment applications, factors that can influence compatibility, and how to determine compatibility in certain cases.