WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES, INSIGHTS, AND ANALYSIS
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Lead From Old Paint And Pipes Is Still A Harmful And Deadly Hazard In Millions Of U.S. Homes
The WHO estimates that more than 1 million deaths each year are attributable to lead poisoning. In more recent years, this number has risen at an incredible pace, with some research showing that nearly 5.5 million adults die from lead-related health complications. Understanding and addressing this persistent problem will require improved monitoring, targeted remediation, and a great deal more awareness and dialogue.
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Quick Solutions To PFAS In Drinking Water, Especially For Smaller Systems
With funds falling short of costs for pending PFAS rules compliance, utilities require an economical treatment solution.
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River Pollution Is Causing Harmful Outbreaks Of Sewage Fungus In The UK
The pollution of the UK’s waterways and coastlines with sewage is throwing its ecosystems out of balance. One well documented example is the spread of microscopic bacteria that can multiply rapidly into algal blooms, causing extensive dead zones once oxygen in the water has been used up. But there’s another pollution problem that has been largely overlooked, until now.
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Arsenic In Landfills Is Still Leaching Into Groundwater Arsenic has long been considered "the king of poisons." Films such as "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Frank Capra and "The Name of the Rose" by Jean-Jacques Annaud illustrate the deadly effect that a high dose has on people. But when someone experiences arsenic poisoning, it's usually not the direct result of a diabolical plot — in fact, it usually isn't. So how do you figure out how the arsenic got into someone's bloodstream?
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Mussel Fouling Prevention At Shepaug Hydroelectric Station
While the population of invasive mussels was very low along the Housatonic River in 2015, the population was expected to increase in the coming years. Firstlight Energy, a subsidiary of GDF Suez and operators of a number of hydroelectric facilities in Connecticut and Massachusetts, was concerned about the detrimental effect the anticipated increase would have on the cooling water systems of the Shepaug Hydroelectric Station.
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Mussel Fouling Prevention At Parker Dam
Atlantium's HOD UV system was chosen by the US Bureau of Reclamation to prevent mussel fouling in dams. The system adjusts UV dose rate based on water quality and has been installed in multiple locations.
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Aquatic Invasive Species Control At Hoover Dam
In this case study, learn why Hoover Dam installed Atlantium's HOD UV treatment system to protect its cooling water systems from Quagga mussels.
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Agriculture And Pharma Key To Solving Micropollutants
As the phrase "forever chemicals" enters the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time in 2024, and these fluorinated substances expand the list of micropollutants, it might be time for a change in the way these persistent environmental pollutants are tackled.
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A Comparative Analysis Of UCMR 3 And UCMR 5 Of The Top U.S. Water Systems And Their Capital Improvement Projects For PFAS Remediation This article compares the PFAS contaminants present in the third and fifth cycles of the U.S. EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) for some top water systems in the U.S., based on the population served, to examine the changes in their occurrence and levels over time. We will also discuss the projects by the water systems in their capital improvement plans for PFAS remediation in its water sources and to prevent further contamination.
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Destroying PFAS In Wastewater To Help Safeguard Waterways Technologies for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) hold promise, but also face challenges.
VIEWS ON THE LATEST REGS
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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.
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A Q&A with human health toxicologist and environmental risk assessor Janet Anderson, Ph.D., DABT
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The risk level linked to delivered drinking water from municipal utilities is very small, even if some high-profile examples of failure (see Flint, MI) have degraded public confidence to a degree. Our treatment professionals usually hit their targets, so the onus then shifts to the research and guidance that determines the safe level of various constituents through U.S. EPA protocols. But there is one contaminant that rulemaking hasn’t quite caught up to and which is downright deadly — Legionella pneumophila.
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The Federal government plays a significant role in water project development, through both funding and regulating the industry. Water sector champion Mae Stevens shares how we as water professionals need to play an important role in influencing our congressional representatives and senators to win support of what we need to advance business opportunities.
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With more than 50,000 community water systems (CWS) in the U.S., it is amazing that only 285 individuals had logged public comments on the U.S. EPA’s proposed Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) Revisions by the February 12, 2020 deadline. Yet, what those respondents had to say could have a big impact on how we deal with lead in drinking water moving forward. Here is a cross-section of the industry’s response.
MORE WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES
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Dr. Loretta Itri sat down to explore the promise of TRODELVY®️ and other antibody-drug conjugates as transformative treatments for a range of malignancies and intractable diseases.
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Lead exposure, even in small amounts, is harmful and can come from various sources, including paint, soil, food, and water.
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Because groundwater accounts for upwards of 40% of the world’s drinking water, it is imperative that these areas are treated and the pollutants removed and converted into harmless products. This process is known as groundwater remediation.
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To better understand what sIRB review requirements mean for sites and sponsors, it’s important to first understand what an single IRB is and how it works. Gain insight into a single IRB review in the U.S.
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Learn in-depth about the development of a flow-through polishing step that employs hydrophobic interaction chromatography for the elimination of monoclonal antibody aggregates.
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Knowing the MISEV characterization guideline will allow your researchers to report EV studies in a uniform, transparent manner allowing for data comparison and reproducibility across different labs.
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Water systems are complex, and many things can go awry that can cause a once-compliant plant to fall out of compliance or cause a compliance solution to fail at startup.
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One of the biggest risks for medical products and companies is the failure to report adverse events. But what leads to underreporting? Here are five core reasons behind most adverse event underreporting.
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BlueConduit recently submitted comments to the EPA on the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). We are committed to achieving a lead-free drinking water system through evidence-based decision making and applaud the EPA for establishing a timeline for the replacement of all lead service lines in the United States.
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Explore the advantages of mRNA technology, the process steps of large-scale mRNA production, and the effect of common contaminants on mRNA manufacturing.
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Review important factors in cell viability and cell health and how this information is crucial to researchers and cGMP cell banking.
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Review what light scattering techniques tell you, how to set them up, and how they’re used for developability assessment.
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The Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) has completely overwhelmed domestic suppliers. Thankfully, there are steps that utilities can take to mitigate the delays and increased costs.
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Read about how adressing arsenic contamination promptly is essential to prevent long-term health problems.
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Learn why incorporating alternative study designs to efficiently determine a safe and optimal RP2D is paramount for clinical research in 2024 and beyond.
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Metering pumps often struggle to dose caustic, abrasive, and viscous liquids required for water treatment. Thankfully, there are technologies and techniques that can make metering such chemicals more manageable.
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Benefit an instrument that is showing potential to optimize Vero cell culture processes through concentration and FBS removal using PBS as the wash solution.
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With increased public awareness about the risk of lead in drinking water, water utilities are trying to be more transparent about pipe materials in their distribution system. Here are five reasons to build your LSL inventory sooner than later.