Aquatic Toxicology News
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Europe reinforces drinking water safety with new hygiene standards
the European Commission adopted new minimum hygiene standards for materials and products that come into contact with drinking water. They will apply as of 31 December 2026 to materials and products used in new installations, or when older installations are renovated or repaired. These standards will prevent microbial growth and reduce the risk of harmful substances leaching into drinking water. ...
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Kaiser Permanente
Yesterday Linda Fabian, Director National Accounts and Fred Thacher, Chief Development Officer, demonstrated ZipThaw® to more than 8 Kaiser Permanente Hospital blood bank and lab technicians, managers and directors. ZipThaw performed flawlessly, thawing a 285ml bag of FFP frozen at -30C° faster, easier and safer than the other brand seen in the background. (Please note the distilled ...
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Preventing Methyl Alcohol Exposure Risks in the Workplace
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) describes methyl alcohol, also known as methanol, as a colorless liquid with a strong odor. Methyl alcohol is used as an alternative fuel and in solvents, deicers and in the manufacturing of plastics, polyesters and other chemicals. It is a poisonous substance reports NIOSH that can be absorbed through the eyes, skin, lungs and ...
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Hydrogen Cyanide Exposure Risks in the Workplace
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a precursor to many chemical compounds and is produced on an industrial scale for use in numerous industries. Hydrogen cyanide is used commercially for fumigation, electroplating, mining, chemical synthesis, and for the production of synthetic fibers, plastics, dyes and pesticides. It has also been used as a chemical warfare agent in the past and has the military ...
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Hydrogen Water Machine Produces Fresh And Germ Free Drinking Water For healthy Living
This content is all about a hydrogen water machine which makes your water high gene. Here I’m sharing my personal idea and experience about the hydrogen machine, that how I got my health back and how this machine is giving me a clean and germs free for the drink. A hydrogen water machine is a water purifier machine, which make your drinking water high gene. This machine can make change ...
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Are We Ready for Bioremediation 4.0?
Bioremediation 4.0 A new realization in bioremediation referred to as Bioremediation 3.0 was recently discussed in a LinkedIn post by Keith Rapp, Pinnacle Environmental. We at TerraStryke Products LLC support and have for the past several years proclaimed the benefits and capabilities of what procaryotic microbes can really do. As such, we gladly accept the idea of Bioremediation 3.0 but ask, ...
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OECD Will Hold Webinar on Aquatic and Sediment Ecotoxicity Testing of Nanomaterials
On January 26, 2021, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will hold a webinar on Guidance Document on Aquatic and Sediment Toxicological Testing of Nanomaterials (No. 317). The webinar will discuss the scope and use of the guidance document, which addresses practical aspects of carrying out valid tests on nanomaterials, and modifications or additions to OECD Test ...
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Chemical dosing contributes to HAB occurrence, research finds
It is not a secret that chemicals do more harm than good. Yet, it is still a commonly used method believed to diminish the impacts of algal blooms. Commonly used copper sulfate is toxic to most aquatic species. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), copper is toxic to fish through binding to the gill membranes. By damaging the membranes, copper interferes ...
By LG Sonic
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Florida Gulf Coast University chooses LG Sonic technology to control algal blooms
To control algae, FGCU’S Everglades Wetland Research Park in Naples will use LG Sonic’s MPC-Buoy systems. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded FGCU’s Everglades Wetland Research Park in Naples the grant to run a pilot project. Director Bill Mitsch says “It’s a big grant. It sounds awesome because it’s a million-dollar grant”. The ...
By LG Sonic
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OECD Publishes Guidance Documents for the Testing and Assessment of Nanomaterials
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently published two guidance documents in its series on testing and assessment: Guidance Document on Aquatic and Sediment Toxicological Testing of Nanomaterials (No. 317): The guidance document addresses practical aspects of carrying out valid tests with manufactured nanomaterials, as well as modifications or additions to ...
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Shutting down a toxic trade
With nearly 100 countries on board, an international agreement which bans the exporting of toxic waste from developed to developing countries has entered into force. While this landmark move will help protect the environment and ensure that poor countries do not become dumping grounds for the rich, the absence of dozens of countries from the deal undermines its effectiveness. Today, 5 December ...
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Palladium used to “trace” nanoplastics throughout water treatment
The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), together with ETH Zurich, have produced plastic particles with palladium, a precious metal, built into their centre. Creating ‘traceable particles’, the researchers could then track whether the particles produced in the laboratory are taken up by organisms, as well as carry out controlled eco-toxicity tests. ...
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California courts enforce cancer warning for coffee and baked goods
A California court reportedly proposed a ruling on 28 March 2018 that coffee companies operating in California, including Starbucks, Peet's Coffee & Tea, and Seattle's Best, among others, must provide cancer warnings related to the consumption of coffee, baked goods, and other products sold in those stores. The substance at issue, acrylamide (CAS RN 79-06-1), has been listed since 1990 as ...
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MBR Global Scale to Reach 8.27 Billion Dollars by 2025, OriginWater’s growth continues to soar
According to the latest report by American Grand View Research, Inc., by 2025, the global market size of membrane bioreactor (MBR) is expected to reach 8.27 billion dollars. The report indicates that, for a long time, the total quantity of MBR equipment on the market has been continuously increasing, and the suppliers are mainly OriginWater and GE, which are both core enterprises in this field. ...
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Determination of toxicity in water
LAR's online analyzer ToxAlarm is a measuring system for the determination of toxicity in drinking and surface water. The analyzer contains a highly sensitive bacteria culture in a fermenter, which constantly and independently produces biomass. Since every water sample is tested with a small and fresh amount of bacteria, the risk of the entire bacteria culture within the analyzer being ...
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Nitrificants toximeter for WWTP protection
The toximeter NitriTox of LAR Process Analysers AG is a continuous operating analyzer for the determination of nitrification toxicity. Especially in water treatment, toxic substances can harm the waste water treatment plant's biomass in a negative way and in worst case lead to a entire plant shutdown. Therefore, the monitoring of toxicity is of special importance. The toximeter monitors the ...
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Coal-Tar-Sealant a Major Source of PAH Contamination in Milwaukee Streams
Runoff from pavement with coal-tar-based sealant is the primary source of toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, to streambed sediments in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to a U.S. Geological Survey and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District study published today. Pavement sealant is a black, shiny liquid sprayed or painted on asphalt parking lots, driveways and playgrounds to ...
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Online Water Toxicity Monitoring
Monitoring of water toxicity is of special importance, especially when surface water or ground water are used for the preparation of drinking water. Since a variety of substances are harmful for human being reliable online monitoring is recommended. LAR's online toxicity analyzer ToxAlarm continuously monitors drinking and surface water for toxic pollutants. This toximeter contains a highly ...
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Axine eyes commercialisation with US$6m funding round
Canadian electro-chemical wastewater treatment firm Axine Water Technologies has closed a Can$8 million (US$6 million) Series B funding round led by Japanese conglomerate Asahi Kasei. The Vancouver-based company, which has raised around Can$7.7 million (US$5.8 million) since 2012 in seed capital and Series A funds said it is now ready for a first commercial deployment of its technology, which ...
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Modern Water’s Microtox® Continuous Toxicity Monitor Safeguards Drinking Water Supply for One of Poland’s Largest Cities
Modern Water plc (AIM:MWG), the owner of leading water technologies for the production of fresh water and monitoring of water quality, has recently completed the installation of its first Microtox® Continuous Toxicity Monitors (CTM) in Poland. The client, Aquanet S.A. operates water and wastewater treatment plants for the city of Poznań, located in Western Poland and commissioned the ...
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