WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES, INSIGHTS, AND ANALYSIS
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![Perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA molecules-GettyImages-2179084012]( "Putting The National Toxicology Program's Fluoride Review In Context")
Putting The National Toxicology Program's Fluoride Review In ContextDespite renewed public concern over fluoride and cognition, the National Toxicology Program’s findings focus on high‑fluoride groundwater conditions — not the controlled levels used in U.S. drinking water systems. Understanding that distinction is critical for utilities navigating policy questions and community expectations.
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![regulation, compliance, risk management, guidelines-GettyImages-2253669656]( "Opinion: Why PFAS Policymakers Should Read Past The Abstract")
Opinion: Why PFAS Policymakers Should Read Past The Abstract When it comes to drinking water, sound public policy requires sound scientific research. Publication in a prestigious, peer-reviewed journal helps establish legitimacy for scientific claims in public discourse. But science is a social process, scientific standards of evidence vary across disciplines, and peer review does not guarantee validity. For readers who stop at the abstract, these distinctions can be easy to miss. -
![Eelgrass Bed in Notojima island, Japan-GettyImages-651462262]( "Planting The Seeds Of Inspiration: Eelgrass Restoration")
Planting The Seeds Of Inspiration: Eelgrass RestorationRestoring eelgrass beds is critical because they provide habitat for many kinds of marine life, improve water quality by filtering out pollution, and the plant’s root system stabilizes the sediment on the seafloor, protecting shorelines from erosion.
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![LakeSuperior_Getty-1405284925]( "PFAS Are Turning Up In The Great Lakes, Putting Water Supplies At Risk — Here's How They Get There")
PFAS Are Turning Up In The Great Lakes, Putting Water Supplies At Risk — Here's How They Get There No matter where you live in the U.S., you have likely seen headlines about PFAS being detected in everything from drinking water to fish to milk to human bodies. Now, PFAS are posing a threat to the Great Lakes, one of America’s most vital water resources. -
![tractor_sludge_Getty-2155530305]( "Why Too Much Phosphorus In America's Farmland Is Polluting The Country's Water")
Why Too Much Phosphorus In America's Farmland Is Polluting The Country's Water When people think about agricultural pollution, they often picture what is easy to see: fertilizer spreaders crossing fields or muddy runoff after a heavy storm. However, a much more significant threat is quietly and invisibly building in the ground. -
![EnvironmentPeople_004]( "Water In 2026: The Nexus Of Policy, Technology, And Resilience")
Water In 2026: The Nexus Of Policy, Technology, And Resilience As water systems become more circular and complex, understanding and managing the subsurface — the hidden half of the water cycle — is becoming a critical enabler of resilience. This article explores the key trends shaping this new reality, from tackling “forever chemicals” to the water strategies redefining heavy industry. -
![pregnantwater_Getty-2241371016]( "PFAS In Pregnant Women's Drinking Water Puts Their Babies At Higher Risk, Study Finds")
PFAS In Pregnant Women's Drinking Water Puts Their Babies At Higher Risk, Study FindsWhen pregnant women drink water that comes from wells downstream of sites contaminated with PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” the risks to their babies’ health substantially increase, a new study found. These risks include the chance of low birth weight, preterm birth, and infant mortality.
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![PFAS Label on hundred dollar bill-GettyImages-2193126716]( "PFAS Settlements: Debunking The Myths And Revealing What's Really At Stake For Water Utilities")
PFAS Settlements: Debunking The Myths And Revealing What's Really At Stake For Water Utilities Misinformation and confusion could prevent some utilities from benefitting from the aqueous film-forming foam multidistrict litigation (AFFF MDL) settlements. Here are five common myths about the AFFF MDL PFAS settlements and how public water systems can make the most of this unprecedented funding opportunity. -
![GettyImages-2218879973]( "When Chemistry Meets Water Innovation")
When Chemistry Meets Water InnovationNobel-winning molecular materials are poised to reinvent purification, desalination, and reuse.
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![1390145767-microplastics]( "Solving The World's Microplastics Problem: 4 Solutions Cities And States Are Trying After Global Treaty Talks Collapsed")
Solving The World's Microplastics Problem: 4 Solutions Cities And States Are Trying After Global Treaty Talks CollapsedMicroplastics seem to be everywhere — in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. Countries have tried for the past few years to write a global plastics treaty that might reduce human exposure, but the latest negotiations collapsed in August 2025. While U.S. and global solutions seem far off, policies to limit harm from microplastics are gaining traction at the state and local levels.
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VIEWS ON THE LATEST REGS
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![running faucet-GettyImages-175426122]( "HAAs In The EU: Monitoring For Haloacetic Acids Under The Drinking Water Directive")
In this Q&A, Dr. Elke Süss of Metrohm addresses the urgent need for haloacetic acid testing in response to “one of the most significant updates to EU drinking water monitoring in recent years.” -
![questionmarks_Getty-1908249816]( "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. -
![1124-Microbac_Technologies]( "Monitoring Know-How For PFAS Regulations")
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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![Rusty-pipe-GettyImages-186881378]( "Clearing LCRI Hurdles")
Assessing what lies ahead in the 10-year race to go lead-free, otherwise known as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). -
![GettyImages-1250844105-water-line-service]( "Making Sense Of GRR For LCRR: How Galvanized Service Lines Factor Into Inventory Requirements")
Many water systems are still tackling the challenge of identifying and compliantly managing galvanized and galvanized-requiring-replacement (GRR) service lines.
MORE WATER INDUSTRY FEATURES
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![edgewipe]( "Selecting A New Sporicidal Disinfectant: What The Cleanroom Manager Needs To Know")
This guide helps cleanroom managers evaluate sporicides by efficacy, safety, and compatibility to ensure contamination control without compromising operational integrity.
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![GettyImages-523752319 research, lab, sample]( "Size Matters: Mastering Size Exclusion For Oligos")
Learn how to separate molecules strictly by size, effectively remove salts, and select the correct pore specifications for a gentle, non-destructive purification workflow.
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![Scientist clean room cell culture-GettyImages-542712102]( "Development Of An Effective LC-MS/MS Cleaning Validation Method")
Gain insight into a robust LC-MS/MS method for quantifying therapeutic peptides that supports contamination control and cleaning validation to ensure product safety and integrity.
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![GettyImages-2158441715-titration-analysis-scientist-flask-analysis]( "Enhanced Flow Kit Performance With Leak And PUPSIT Testing")
Sterile drug filtration demands rigorous integrity testing to prevent contamination. Learn how PUPSIT and in situ leak testing strengthen compliance with EU GMP Annex 1 and ensure reliable manufacturing.
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![GettyImages-1220229790 north american oil]( "Oilfield Pollution In West Texas: Engineering Lessons For Groundwater Protection And Advanced Oxidation")
Legacy oilfield contamination requires advanced strategies to protect vital groundwater. Explore the technical challenges of subsurface remediation and how advanced oxidation processes provide a more effective pathway for destroying persistent hydrocarbons and restoring aquifer quality.
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![03 West]( "Sample Sizes For Performance Testing Of Combination Products, Packaging")
When developing combination products or evaluating primary packaging for drug products one must evaluate the performance of the devices and the packaging to ensure that they are fit-for-purpose.
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![GettyImages-1364760615]( "Turbidity, What It Is And How It's Successfully Mitigated")
This article will clarify the essential aspects of turbidity, how it can affect human health, and how best to measure and mitigate it.
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![GettyImages-1401109426_450_300]( "The New Imperative For Water Treatment: A Shift From Compliance To Efficiency")
As water scarcity and energy costs rise, new ultrafiltration membrane technologies deliver higher flux, longer lifespan, and reduced fouling—turning water treatment from a compliance task into an efficiency opportunity.
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![GettyImages-2235582013-prefilled-syringe-liquid-manufacturing]( "The Role Of Primary Packaging In At‑Home Drug Products")
Selecting primary packaging for biologics requires evaluating formulation type, administration route, dosing needs, and stability to ensure safe, effective, home‑use‑ready drug products.
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![GettyImages-2190246741 lab]( "How To Capture Growth In The Expanding Metabolic Drug Market")
Driven by GLP-1 success and rising obesity rates, R&D investment in metabolic disease therapies now rivals oncology, demanding rapid development to overcome market challenges.
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![GettyImages-545581230-lab-research-computer-tablet-teamwork]( "How To Optimize CMC And Clinical Strategies For Injectable, Oral Peptide Drugs")
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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![GettyImages-898727212]( "PFAS Treatment Technologies For Water Utilities And PFAS-Contaminated Sites")
Discover how PFAS treatment technologies can provide safer drinking water and limit the amount of PFAS in the environment.
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![GettyImages-513903939-vial-syringe]( "From Syringes To Wearables: Formulation's Impact")
High‑concentration biologic formulations for prefilled syringes and on‑body devices enable easier self‑administration, reduce treatment burden, boost adherence, and address complex formulation challenges.
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![GettyImages-1787595822-virus-viral-bacteria-cell]( "Lentiviral Vector Upstream Process")
Scalable lentiviral vector production is moving beyond adherent systems. Learn how streamlined workflows enable linear scale-up in stirred-tank bioreactors for cost-effective gene therapy manufacturing.
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![GettyImages-1543830891-direct-to-patient-cell-medicine-order-medication]( "PHI And Medical Devices: What Device Manufacturers Need To Know")
Connected medical devices must treat Protected Health Information (PHI) protection as integral to patient safety and compliance. Understand the data flows and HIPAA requirements to design security.
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![GettyImages-1347856181 assay, pipette]( "Covalent Warhead Reactivity: A New Look At GSH Reactivity Assays")
Understanding covalent warhead kinetics is key to reducing safety risks early in discovery. Learn about a new approach to GSH‑based measurements that offers clearer predictors of toxicity.
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![GettyImages-2176083692 hurricane]( "Building Resilient Water Treatment: How Ozone Systems Help Utilities Prepare for Extreme Weather")
Ozone systems build resilience into water treatment. They ensure utilities remain chemically self-sufficient, allow fast recovery from power outages, and handle rapid water quality shifts.
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![N ePulse 1 (002)]( "Minnetonka, MN Pilots Acoustic Pipe Assessment Prior To Road Resurfacing")
A Minnesota suburb used non-invasive acoustic technology to assess an aging water main before a 20-year road construction moratorium. This critical data allowed them to confidently prioritize pipe renewals and better manage their infrastructure budget.
