Researchers uncover new water monitoring technique

New method simultaneously monitors clumps and the mixing intensity in a single step

03-Mar-2023 - Water is a vital resource, and clean water is a necessity. Texas A&M University researchers have developed a new technique to monitor one of the key processes of purifying water in real time. Raw water contains microscopic pathogens that are too small to remove during water and wastewater ...

Arsenic exposure in US public drinking water declines following new EPA regulations

24-Oct-2017 - New research conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that exposure to arsenic in drinking water was significantly reduced among Americans using public water systems following the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation on maximum levels of arsenic. ...

Paper strips can quickly detect toxin in drinking water

12-Jan-2010 - A strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes can quickly and inexpensively detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water. Engineers at the University of Michigan led the development of the new biosensor. The paper strips perform 28 times faster than the complicated method most commonly ...

First 'nanorust' field test slated in Mexico

Guanajuato will be first to try Rice's arsenic-cleansing 'nanorust'

29-May-2009 - Rice University researchers announced that the first field tests of "nanorust," the university's revolutionary, low-cost technology for removing arsenic from drinking water, will begin later this year in Guanajuato, Mexico. "Mexico's debating the adoption of more stringent national standards for ...

Novel approach estimates nanoparticles in environment

26-May-2009 - Without knowing how much of an industrial chemical is being produced, it is almost impossible for scientists to determine if it poses any threat to the environment or human health. Civil engineers at Duke University believe they have come up with a novel way of estimating how much of one such ...

Emerson Acquires Scientific Instruments Wet Chemistry Analyser Product Line

18-May-2009 - Emerson announced it has acquired the online wet chemistry analysers product line of Hawthorne, New York, USA based SI Industrial Instruments, Inc. (trading as Scientific Instruments) for use in the power and water treatment markets. The Scientific Instruments product line becomes part of Emerson ...

Huntsman wins top prize at IChemE awards

06-Nov-2008 - Huntsman Pigments Division clinched the top prize at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 2008 Innovation and Excellence Awards in Birmingham, UK. The Huntsman team won the Entec medal for creating Deltio – a free-flowing chemical form of Titanium dioxide (TiO2). Deltio is an effective ...

Researchers develop better membranes for water treatment, drug delivery

03-Dec-2007 - Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new generation of biomimetic membranes for water treatment and drug delivery. The highly permeable and selective membranes are based on the incorporation of the functional water channel protein Aquaporin Z into a novel A-B-A triblock ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Extends Informatics Offering into Colombia Enters Strategic Partnership with IST Internacional

19-Apr-2007 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has established a new partnership with Bogota-based Integrador de Soluciones Technologicas Ltda. (IST Internacional) to open a new sales center for Thermo Scientific informatics solutions in Colombia and central America. IST Internacional aims to provide local ...

Ashland captures BCE Award for ultrasonic water treatment system

04-Jul-2006 - The SONOXIDE ultrasonic water treatment system available from Drew Industrial, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc. , has earned a Major Commendation Award from Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE), an independent environmental awards organization ...