water testing News
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Safeguarding public health and protecting the environment
Stormwater and wastewater from domestic, industrial, and commercial activities has the potential to contaminate the water table. Regular filtration-based tests help water quality engineers assess and treat wastewater appropriately to meet international standards. Learn more about the international standards of water testing and filters that meets these standards in your ...
By Cytiva
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Bacteria in water test for eColi
Industrial Test Systems, Inc. (ITS) announces a new, USEPA compliant method for presence/absence determination of Total Coliforms and E. coli in water – EZ Coliform Cult – MUG Test. Each test consists of a sterilized, ready-to-use 120mL bottle containing a premeasured amount of growth media. To run the test simply add the water sample, cap the bottle and then incubate at 35°C for ...
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Infographic - Meeting the standards for wastewater testing
Safeguarding public health and protecting the environment Stormwater and wastewater from domestic, industrial, and commercial activities has the potential to contaminate the water table. Regular filtration-based tests help water quality engineers assess and treat wastewater appropriately to meet international standards. Learn more about the international standards of water testing and filters ...
By Cytiva
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Morgan WTP wins SA Water Taste Test
Congratulations to the TRILITY operators from the Swan Reach Water Treatment Plant on winning the Ixom 2019 Best Tasting Tap Water in South Australia. ...
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Testing Hot Water for Legionella
What is Legionella Testing? Legionella testing, tests water systems for Legionella which is a bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s Disease – a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. Anyone who is responsible for water systems will be responsible for Legionella testing, for example, a landlord or a business owner. How often should you test hot water for Legionella? Guidance on how ...
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Neptune - LIMS for all water testing laboratories
Neptune - LIMS -The Modern Solution for all Water Testing Laboratories Laboratories that support water treatment plants have long discovered the benefits of Laboratory Information Management Systems - LIMS. Today many laboratories are looking to replace their earlier systems with ones that are easier to support, more friendly to use and that can be connected easily with other plant computer ...
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The complete home water quality test kit
Industrial Test Systems, Inc., innovators of test strip technology, unveils the redesigned Complete Home Water Quality Test Kit, the first water quality test kit that lives up to its name. The Complete Home Water Quality Test Kit (481199) tests 13 common water parameters valued at over $350 (approximate laboratory costs). The Kit uses safe and accurate recognized test methods any homeowner can ...
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Kroff, Inc. Laboratory Enhances Speed and Accuracy of Water Testing
Kroff, Inc., one of the fastest-growing water treatment companies in the United States, has added new capabilities to the company’s laboratory services by enhancing the speed and accuracy of water testing. Kroff scientists are using a total organic compound (TOC) analyzer to detect the purity of water within minutes, instead of hours or days with older equipment. The process enables Kroff ...
By Kroff, Inc.
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Legionella Water Testing – everything you need to know
If you’re an employer, landlord or property manager you have a legal duty in relation to the risks associated with Legionella. Ignoring those risks is not acceptable and taking anything less than a regimented attitude to Legionella Water Testing could have serious consequences. Most businesses already know that. The trouble is, it’s a complex subject. All the information you need is ...
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Social Enterprise Bringing Clean Water to Millions
“Our business was founded 30 years ago as a joint venture between the University of Surrey and Oxfam – it started out with a water testing kit for use in developing countries, particularly during conflict situations or following a natural disaster. We wanted to move on from that base: how could we help people when our kits showed their water wasn’t clean? “The business ...
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AWWA adds distribution guides to revamped WSO series
The American Water Works Association recently released two additional books to its relaunched Water System Operations (WSO) series with fully revamped versions of Water Distribution, Grades 1 & 2 and Water Distribution, Grades 3 & 4 . These guides join the WSO Water Treatment set that was released earlier this year. AWWA’s WSO series provides the foremost test preparation materials ...
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New Arsenic Quick mini kits released - one of the best Arsenic water testing kits available
Today, Industrial Test Systems Inc., innovators of water quality testing announces two new models of the Arsenic Quick™ mini-kits. The mini-kits, a smaller version of our world renowned and highly rated Quick™ kits, are now available in five tests. The new kits Arsenic Ultra Low Quick™ II (481300-5) with a detection range of 0 to >20 ppb (μ,g/L) and Arsenic Low Range Quick™ II (481301-5) ...
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Kroff, Inc. Laboratory Enhances Speed and Accuracy of Water Testing
Kroff, Inc., one of the fastest-growing water treatment companies in the United States, has added new capabilities to the company's laboratory services by enhancing the speed and accuracy of water testing. Kroff scientists are using a total organic compound (TOC) analyzer to detect the purity of water within minutes, instead of hours or days with older equipment. The process enables Kroff to ...
By Kroff, Inc.
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Water monitoring `easier` with free mobile phone app
A mobile phone application that enables users of low-cost phones to submit water quality results quickly and easily is having a positive impact among users. The Water Quality Reporter (WQR) application was developed by the iCOMMS team at the civil engineering department at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, under the leadership of Associate Professor Ulrike Rivett. The application was ...
By SciDev.Net
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Microvi Awarded Funding to Demonstrate Intensification of Activated Sludge Treatment for Biological Phosphorus Capture and Nitrogen Removal
Microvi announced today that they were awarded another round of funding from the Water Test Network (an Interreg North West Europe project which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund). The new trial will use a combination of different Microvi MNE biocatalysts to achieve the removal of phosphorus and nitrogen at significantly smaller reactor volumes. The trial will also further ...
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U.S. EPA approves ASTM test methods for contaminated water testing
In an action effective on Nov. 10, 2009, 15 methods contained in 10 ASTM standards are among 25 analytical methods that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved for determining contaminant concentrations in samples collected under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The methods are under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D19.05 on Inorganic Constituents in Water, part of ASTM Committee D19 ...
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Greenville, SC wins “Best of the Best” water taste test
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today announced that the Greenville Water System, of the City of Greenville, South Carolina, won the annual “Best of the Best” 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 (ACE11) in Washington, DC. The Greenville ...
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Man-made chemicals found in drinking water at low levels
Low levels of certain man-made chemicals remain in public water supplies after being treated in selected community water facilities. Water from nine selected rivers, used as a source for public water systems, was analyzed in a study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Most of the man-made chemicals assessed in this study are not required to be monitored, regulated or removed from water ...
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North East bathing waters continue to improve
Bathing water quality in the North East has improved dramatically since last year, according to the latest test results released by the Environment Agency. Beaches continue to follow a trend of general improvement, with all 34 of the North East’s bathing waters meeting the mandatory water quality standard. In addition, 30 of these met the higher ‘guideline’ standard for water ...
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All bathing waters pass the test in the South East
The Environment Agency has welcomed the news that all 96 beaches in the South East met minimum bathing water quality standards this year, but warned there is much more work to be done. New figures that show which of England’s bathing waters have met strict quality standards have been published by Defra today. The figures show that 100 per cent of South East England’s bathing waters ...
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