Source Water Resources
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How Remote Water Quality Monitoring Improves Crisis Response
3/27/2024
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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Water Is Beer
3/25/2024
My water career started with beer. No, not the amount I drank on my way to my chemical engineering degree at Manhattan College. I mean the 10,000+ hours I spent optimizing filtration systems in breweries throughout the world.
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Solutions In Bloom: How Flowers Are Being Used To Clean Up Polluted Waterways
3/21/2024
Pollution and microplastics float down waterways that treatment plants have to manage. Alongside these contaminants are drifting flowers that clear aquatic habitats. Recent research shows they could be an organic method for removing phosphorus and nitrogen.
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EPA Researchers Develop Method For Studying Agricultural Nutrient Pollution In The Midwest
3/19/2024
Nutrient pollution is one of the most pressing issues currently facing U.S. waterways. Nutrient pollution primarily refers to when nitrogen and phosphorus, two elements that occur naturally, have adverse effects on water if they are overabundant. Excess nutrients are a result of runoff from fertilizers, detergents, wastewater, automobile emissions, and more. When these nutrients exceed natural amounts, it can lead to harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, which threaten aquatic biodiversity, as well as human health and industries like commercial fishing.
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How Energy Choices Influence Water Quality
3/18/2024
Using earth-friendly energy and conserving water supports the fight against climate change and preserves our freshwater reserves.
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Lead From Old Paint And Pipes Is Still A Harmful And Deadly Hazard In Millions Of U.S. Homes
3/13/2024
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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Now Is The Time To Embrace Water Reuse And Recycling
3/12/2024
What do the semiconductor, food and beverage, petrochemical, and power generation industries have in common? They all rely on water to produce — an increasingly scarce resource.
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Quick Solutions To PFAS In Drinking Water, Especially For Smaller Systems
3/7/2024
With funds falling short of costs for pending PFAS rules compliance, utilities require an economical treatment solution.
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Texas Has Confirmed Kemio Is An Approved Method For Water Quality Testing
3/6/2024
This is great news for water quality testing. Kemio provides laboratory results, whether in the lab or in the field, allowing the operator to swiftly address water issues. With the multitude of municipalities and laboratories in Texas, this is a huge win for Water Quality Testing!
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The Importance Of Pool Water Quality
3/6/2024
Palintest is pleased to announce that Lumsio Pooltest 6 and Lumiso Pooltest 3 are now National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) certified