Water Analysis – News and Features

Discover how regulators are utilizing non-target and suspect screening to detect and prioritize emerging contaminants, shaping environmental monitoring strategies.

Texas A&M researchers found that even low arsenic levels in drinking water increase kidney cancer risk. Using data from 240 Texas counties, they revealed a 6% higher risk at 1-5 ppb and 22% above 5 ppb.

Synthetic biology techniques have emerged as transformative tools in the tug-of-war between humans and drug-resistant bacteria. Discover how researchers are utilizing synthetic biology techniques to engineer new antimicrobials.

Steroid hormones, harmful aquatic micropollutants, are degraded effectively using carbon nanotube membranes in electrochemical reactors. These advanced systems enable rapid adsorption and efficient mass transfer, breaking down pollutants.

A mass die-off of African elephants in Botswana in 2020 has been linked to toxic algae in watering holes in a new study.

Rice University researchers developed durable halide perovskite nanocrystals (HPNCs) coated with two silicon dioxide layers, maintaining antimicrobial efficacy and stability. Under visible light, these HPNCs eliminated 90% of E. coli in six hours.

Lithium mining is unlikely to contaminate water with pollutants like arsenic and lead but it does leach other metals into the water supply.

Chemists have illustrated how an LED light-based photocatalytic system can break the carbon-fluorine bonds in PFAS at room temperature.

A CSU-led study mapped microbiomes in rivers covering 90% of U.S. watersheds, showing microbes’ roles in nutrient flow and contaminant processing. Findings support the River Continuum Concept and reveal predictable microbial behaviors.

Study shows wastewater treatment plants remove 99% of microplastics and some PFAS from water, but these contaminants accumulate in biosolids, which are often spread on farmland. Researchers highlight the need to stop producing microplastics and PFAS.