Water Analysis – News and Features

PFAS are raising health concerns due to accumulation in the environment and humans. This article explores the advanced analytical methods that aid PFAS detection in drinking water, ensuring compliance and enhancing public health protection.

A new report has warned that more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades, even as water-related disasters intensify in other parts of the world.

In this article, we examine airborne microplastics in greater detail, explore detection methods, consider what we currently know about their health risks and highlight various mitigation strategies.

At RAFA 2024, Technology Networks spoke to Dr. Maurizio Piergiovanni and Dr. Nicolò Riboni to learn about the promise of condensed phase–membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) for monitoring hazardous migrants in food packaging.

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.