Instrumentation and Monitoring

An alleged 2021 cyberattack on the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant — which sparked global concerns about the security of critical infrastructure...

Researchers analyzing wastewater say routine monitoring at wastewater treatment plants could provide a powerful early warning system for the next flu or...

Analytical Instrumentation HORIBA Scientific Aqualog A-TEEM The Aqualog A-TEEM from HORIBA Scientific is a fluorometer that simultaneously scans for absorbance and fluorescence excitation and emission...

WASTEWATER By Rick LallishWhen using membrane bioreactors, what is typically required for upstream screening?A. Stringent pretreatment standards for all industrial usersB. Primary clarification followed by...

Texas A&M University researchers have developed a new technique to monitor one of the key processes of purifying water in real time. Raw...

Acesulfame is a sweetener in sugar-free drinks and foods. As it cannot be metabolized in the human body, the sweetener ends up...

The Water Research Foundation and Water Environment Federation are now inviting teams to participate in the fifth annual Intelligent Water Systems (IWS)...

Remote monitoring is, in essence, all about return on investment. That’s because monitoring wastewater treatment equipment is an economical way to provide...

Thanks to new technology, water and wastewater operators are inundated with data on a daily basis. But acting on this data is...

Monitoring the treatment of wastewater from influent to effluent was a persistent challenge for the team at the Penn Yan (New York)...

Testing the contents of a simple sample of wastewater can reveal a lot about what it carries, but fails to tell the...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has selected eight solutions to each receive $10,000 and continue in the Counting Every Drop Challenge. This...

As rules regulating the release of effluent into the environment become more stringent, the tools used to ensure treated effluent complies with...

As the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revision implementation continues to evolve, it’s important that public water systems stay ahead of the...

Chlorine is an ideal disinfectant. But while proper residual chlorine levels ensure that water is safe, too much can cause environmental harm...

Meeting the demand for clean drinking water and wastewater treatment is vital. Operations run 24/7 and downtime isn’t an option. It’s challenging...

Total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen bound (TNb) are two telling parameters regarding environmental water quality and safety. However, when testing...