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Safe drinking water often looks clean and clear, but some of the most common contaminants are invisible. Nitrate and nitrite are two such substances, frequently found in drinking water sources. To help raise public awareness about these hidden risks, Zimmetry Environmental has sponsored a new educational video that explains where ...
Forever chemicals – also known as per and poly fluoralkyl substances (PFAS) – are a family of different compounds so called because of how they persist in the environment, with many (such as perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) associated with adverse effects in both animals and people. PFAS enjoy widespread use in a range of different industries, featuring in ...
Drinking water is the most important food of all. To ensure its quality and prevent contamination, it is continuously monitored from the point of extraction to the house connection. Drinking water must therefore only be transported in approved pipes. Hygiene certifications for trenchless pipe rehabilitation products are an ...
Access to unpolluted water is an essential human requirement; however, there are millions of cases each year caused by waterborne diseases with adverse health effects, including, in many instances, death. Yet, every person in the world receives water containing disease-causing pathogens, with waterborne diseases being the primary cause of death globally. Water safety is a continuing and ...
The agency claims the new testing requirements are a cornerstone in maintaining drinking water standards for federally owned facilities and leased spaces under their jurisdiction, custody or control. ...
General Services Administration (GSA) requires baseline drinking water quality testing for federally owned and leased spaces, with few exceptions. Approximately 1,400 federally owned and 6,000 federally leased spaces require testing in fiscal year 2024. Exclusions include leases with zero square footage (e.g., parking, antennas, ...
“The emergency declaration covers 90 days and provides for additional water testing and safe drinking water sources for residents of St. Croix,” said Harry Pena, President of Zimmetry Environmental. ...
However, unlike earlier versions of the ‘artificial leaf’, which could produce green hydrogen fuel from clean water sources, this new device operates from polluted or seawater sources and can produce clean drinking water at the same time. Tests of the device showed it was able to produce clean water ...
“Another source that has received considerable attention over the last several years is through the water children drink. A number of states now require testing of drinking water sources in schools and daycare centers. ...
HACH in partnership with Nesvax Innovations hosted a seminar on drinking and municipal water testing as well as food and beverage industry applications including brewery, soft drinks and winery. The two day seminar was held at the Boma Hotel in Nairobi, with a high turnout of professionals from municipal county ...
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has selected Terraphase Engineering Inc. to provide lead in drinking water testing at schools and childcare facilities. The Testing and Reduction Grant Program have funded the PENNVEST project). The scope of services involves designing and implementing a ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), maintenance, testing and treatment of private water supplies are the sole responsibility of the homeowner. “Approximately 44 million people in the U.S. get their drinking water from private wells according to the USGS,” said Derrick A. ...
We are pleased to announce that TECTA-PDS has been acquired by IDEXX, a leader in the field of water microbiology testing. Since 2003, TECTA-PDS has developed an effective and reliable automated water testing solution and has grown to expand its customer base in more than 50 countries. The TECTA solution – consisting of ...
In 2017, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a report claiming that “Puerto Rico suffers the worst rate of drinking water violations of any state or territory in the nation.” The report declared that more than 3 million people on the islands were served by water systems with violations of the Safe ...
Their newest production discusses arsenic and potential exposure risks in water from private wells. “People can be exposed to arsenic from a number of sources, including from drinking water where it is tasteless and odorless,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane and Associates and the IAQ Video Network. “EPA does not ...
Salher has become a specialist in the design of wastewater treatment, reuse and drinking water systems, with special care in the performance, operability and durability of the systems. This is how the Spanish company obtained its first quality certificates issued by an approved body by ENAC: the Salher water treatment plants were subjected to ...
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Private well owners are also encouraged to test the water if: · There are known problems with groundwater or drinking water in the area, · Conditions near a well have changed significantly (i.e. flooding, land disturbances, and new construction or industrial activity), · Replacing ...
Winter 2022: The U.S. military and their contractors are using Sitelab UVF-TRILOGY analyzers, model 7200-004-FNGP, to monitor hydrocarbons in drinking water samples. In late November 2021, a large fuel leak occured at the Red Hill tank farm and contaminated the water supply serving the base. ...
“In parts of Puerto Rico, people rely on private wells for their drinking water and some have no idea if it is safe to drink. Water contaminants can range from radon to microbes and chemicals. ...
Their newest production discusses testing the water quality from private wells. “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more than 13 million households in the United States rely on private wells for drinking water,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane and Associates and the IAQ Video Network. ...