Strengthening the Water Workforce
Building enduring water lab workforces is essential in a time of talent shortages, regulatory shifts, and technological advancements. After …
How a New App Is Improving Cholera Predictions
Infectious outbreaks may be easier to predict after NASA, pioneering microbiologist Dr. Rita Colwell, and …
Legionnaires' Disease in Household Water Systems: Are We Monitoring Enough?
The taps and shower heads we use each day have an underestimated potential to harbor infectious disease bacteria, according to …
Water Testing Could Reveal More About the Link Between Minerals and Coronary Artery Disease
Recent research shows that water testing may help distinguish what factors in water have a role in slowing or …
Lead Testing in Public School Water: Are We Doing Enough?
In an analysis of lead testing in public school water in seven U.S. states between 2016 and 2018, amounts …
Inventive Wastewater Reuse To Increase Water Systems
After treating wastewater, many coastal cities (including Boston, Seattle, and Tampa) inject this treated effluent into …
Green Plumbing and Water Testing
Regular water testing in commercial buildings—especially those with green plumbing—could become necessary, according to a 2022 study published in …
Removing Ammonia From Wastewater
Nitrates in industrial wastewater and polluted groundwater can be transformed into ammonia for industrial uses, but the process is usually …
Topping Up Groundwater Increases Testing Needs
To make up for increased dry years, regions around the world that typically source drinking water from rivers and other …
Constructed Wetlands Ease Water Processing Costs
As locations around North America experience drought, municipalities are looking to constructed wetlands—artificial marshes—to absorb and treat rainwater runoff, municipal …
Recharging Groundwater Without Contamination
Groundwater in the U.S. is declining as uses exceed the aquifers' abilities to replenish or recharge. …