drinking water directive News
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EU introduces more efficient monitoring of drinking water for better protection of public health
As a first step following the European Citizens' Initiative Right2Water, new rules adopted by the Commission today provide flexibility to Member States as to how drinking water quality is monitored in around 100 000 water supply zones in Europe. This will allow for more focused, risk-based monitoring, while ensuring full protection of public health. Commissioner Vella said: "High-quality, safe ...
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EU introduces more efficient monitoring of drinking water for better protection of public health
As a first step following the European Citizens' Initiative Right2Water, new rules adopted by the Commission today provide flexibility to Member States as to how drinking water quality is monitored in around 100 000 water supply zones in Europe. This will allow for more focused, risk-based monitoring, while ensuring full protection of public health. Commissioner Vella said: "High-quality, safe ...
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Commission asks citizens about Europe`s drinking water
The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on EU drinking water policy, to see where improvements could be made. The consultation is a concrete response to Right2Water, the first successful European Citizens' Initiative. Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "The supply of safe, good quality drinking water across the EU is a major achievement of EU legislation. ...
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Commission urges Italy to ensure that water intended for human consumption is healthy and clean
The European Commission is opening infringement proceedings against Italy for its failure to ensure that water intended for human consumption meets European standards. Water contamination from arsenic and fluoride is a long-standing problem in Italy, and for the Latium Region in particular. Under the Drinking Water Directive, Member States have to monitor and test water used for human ...
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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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Genaq: Water generation process through air humidity
Do you know how GENAQ’s atmospheric water generators work? The procedure is very simple: they replicate the rain process. Our generators take air from outside, through a filtration process to ensure cleanliness, and extract its humidity in the condensation chamber thanks to revolutionary heat exchangers fed by a refrigeration circuit. All the components of the generator are controlled by a ...
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Drinking Water Inspectorate Water regulation - Regulation 31
The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) under the umbrella of the UK Government’s DEFRA (Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs) states that; “Protection of public health of consumers through safeguarding the quality of drinking water is a key aspect of the drinking water quality regulatory framework. Regulation 31 ensures that water suppliers, when producing and ...
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New silica method could reduce the cost of purifying drinking water
Tiny particles of coated silica could be used to purify drinking water by removing harmful pollutants and pathogens. This simple and relatively cheap technology is capable of removing contaminants from water making it safe to drink and helping ensure that drinking water meets the standards of the European Drinking Water Directive. Provision of portable water is becoming a major socio-economic ...
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Forecasting Europe’s water quality from space
Drinking water accounts for about 18% of the total fresh water abstractions in the European Union (EU). Providing safe and reliable drinking water to over 508 million inhabitants, places the water sector at the centre of environmental, social and economic decision-making. Performance efficiency in water utilities has traditionally been associated with good water quality production and ...
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Screening for antibiotic-resistant bacteria in drinking water
Harmful bacteria in water are of concern, especially if they are resistant to antibiotics. A new Portuguese study reports on levels of a group of bacteria, staphylococci, in three different types of water in the treatment cycle and analyses their resistance to antibiotics. 'Coagulase-negative staphylococci' (CNS) are common and usually harmless. However, some CNS can cause skin infections when ...
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EC sends Portugal final warning over drinking water
The European Commission has sent Portugal a final written warning for not complying with a 2005 European Court of Justice ruling on drinking water. The Commission has powers to ask the Court to impose fines if Portugal does not comply rapidly. Nearly eight years after the EU standards took effect and three years after the Court ruling, drinking water in many parts of Portugal is still unsafe for ...
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Frost & Sullivan: stage is set for the growth of the ultraviolet water and wastewater disinfection systems market
Both North American and European surface waters teem with microbes such as cryptosporidium and giardia, necessitating a clean and effective disinfection system. In response to this need, the adoption of Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems in municipal water treatment plants has been encouraged, due to the proven efficacy of UV in treating such microbes. This trend, along with the recent ...
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Greeley, Colo. wins “Best of the Best” Tap Water Taste Test
The American Water Works Association announced today that the City of Greeley, Colo., has won the thirteenth annual “Best of the Best” Tap Water Taste Test. The event, composed of regional winners from water-tasting competitions across North America, was held at AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE17) in Philadelphia, Pa. Second place in the taste test went to ...
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Gutermann wins largest leak tech project in Continental Europe
Gutermann AG, a Switzerland-based global leader in advanced leak detection technologies, has been awarded by Acquedotto Pugliese (AQP) a contract worth nearly EUR 15 million for the supply of leak detection and monitoring technology for the Regions of Apulia and Basilicata in southern Italy. As part of the contract, Gutermann will provide more than 20,000 ZONESCAN NB-IoT correlating noise loggers ...
By Gutermann AG
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EIB supports with PLN 1.5bn energy and environmental projects in Poland
The European Investment Bank (EIB) lends PLN 1 billion (EUR 250 million) for the modernisation of the Polish electricity distribution network and PLN 500 million (EUR 122 million) to the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management to co-finance priority projects in the area of environment with EU grants. Mrs. Marta Gajęcka, EIB Vice-President responsible for lending in ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Enormous Growth Potential for the Water and Wastewater Disinfection Systems Market
The need for disinfection in water and wastewater treatment processes is gathering further steam as rapid industrialisation and urbanisation call for more extensive water reuse. Moreover, stringent legislation is driving the water and wastewater disinfection systems market. To fully leverage the market enormous growth potential, particularly in developing regions, companies will need to provide ...
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ASTM D7645 - 10e1 Standard Test Method for Determination of Aldicarb, Aldicarb Sulfone, Aldicarb Sulfoxide, Carbofuran, Methomyl, Oxamyl and Thiofanox in Water by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
This test method has been developed by US EPA Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory (CRL). The N-methyl carbamate (NMC) pesticides: aldicarb, carbofuran, methomyl, oxamyl, and thiofanox have been identified by EPA as working through a common mechanism. These affect the nervous system by reducing the ability of enzymes. Enzyme inhibition was the primary ...
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ASTM D7645 - 10e1 Standard Test Method for Determination of Aldicarb, Aldicarb Sulfone, Aldicarb Sulfoxide, Carbofuran, Methomyl, Oxamyl and Thiofanox in Water by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
This test method has been developed by US EPA Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory (CRL). The N-methyl carbamate (NMC) pesticides: aldicarb, carbofuran, methomyl, oxamyl, and thiofanox have been identified by EPA as working through a common mechanism. These affect the nervous system by reducing the ability of enzymes. Enzyme inhibition was the primary ...
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AWWA applauds USDA funding to control nutrients in source water
American Water Works Association expressed strong support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to commit an additional $5 million to reduce nutrient pollution in the western Lake Erie Basin. “Controlling nutrient pollution in water bodies is the first and most effective way to reduce algae blooms that can produce cyanotoxins,” said AWWA Chief Executive Officer ...
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Ion chromatography and voltammetry to determine chromium(VI)
High levels of toxic chromium(VI) in environmental samples have recently stirred up public attention in the US to focus on the impact of industrial pollution on humans and the environment. With ion chromatography and voltammetry, Metrohm provides state-of-the-art analytical techniques as well as the required instrumentation to help authorities to get a better picture of the hazards to public ...
By Metrohm AG
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