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Q&A with Dr. Ian Pepper on Innovative Uses for LuminUltra’s ATP Technology
Dave Tracey, LuminUltra’s Director of Strategic Sales Channels, sat down with Dr. Ian Pepper, Professor of Environmental Microbiology at the University of Arizona, to talk about how he’s taken LuminUltra’s microbial monitoring technology into a new and exciting application – soil microbiology. His career has focused on soil and water quality, and most recently soil… Read More
Microbiology and Climate Change: Small Ways to Fight a Big Problem
Climate change is an issue that affects every person on the planet. Whatever continent or country we’re talking about, people around the globe will face or are already facing serious change related to shifting climate patterns. Of course, global warming impacts every living thing on earth, not just humans. From caribou herds in Alaska to… Read More
[News Release] Water Industry Veteran Heiner Markhoff Joins Board of Global Microbial Solutions Leader LuminUltra
Download the PDF 2019-09-05 – Veteran water treatment and waste management industry CEO Heiner Markhoff is now contributing his vast knowledge and experience to global microbial monitoring and solutions leader LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. as a newly-appointed member of the company’s Board of Directors. Most recently, Markhoff served as CEO of SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions,… Read More
How to use ATP and DNA in a Wastewater Nitrification Monitoring Plan
Ammonia removal is a key metric for assessing wastewater treatment facility performance. This is because ammonia contributes to aquatic life toxicity. Furthermore, nitrogen, along with phosphorus, is a driver of receiving water eutrophication. Eutrophication, which simply is an over-enrichment of nutrients, can be detrimental to environmental and public health. It can result in harmful algae… Read More
Water Footprints in Food Production
As water scarcity becomes more of a concern around the globe, more and more people are asking themselves questions like, ‘What things do I use in my life that require a lot of water?’ or ‘Can I lessen my impact by making different choices?’ The fact is that we all use water, probably a lot… Read More
Researchers Look to Ancient History for an Inventive Answer to Lima’s Water Stress
About Lima The city of Lima is a thriving South American metropolis. It’s the capital of Peru as well as that country’s economic and cultural centre. With the population of Greater Lima hovering at around 10 million people, it’s one of the largest cities in the Western Hemisphere. Lima also has a serious water… Read More
Bug Bottles vs qPCR – What’s the Difference?
What are ‘Bug Bottles’? As highlighted in a previous blog, microbes can cause a range of microbiological problems in oil and gas extraction processes. By controlling microbial growth, operators can prevent issues such as: plugging, flow-reduction, reservoir souring and costly microbially influenced corrosion. Various methods are available for monitoring levels of problematic groups of bacteria,… Read More
Drinking Water Woes Grow in India
There’s been some alarming news coming out of India lately. According to India’s news network, NDTV, 21 cities will run out of drinking water by 2020. Those cities, including the capital New Delhi, are home to more than 100 million people. In fact, one of the cities on the list has already run out of… Read More
Takeaways from AWWA’s ACE19
Last month I attended the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in Denver. There was a lot to learn with so many technical presentations, workshops, and trade show booths, so I figured I would highlight some of my key takeaways from the conference. 1. Top Trend Given the size of the conference,… Read More
How Can I Use NGS to Improve My Industrial Process?
First of all, what is NGS? Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is a tool that has revolutionized many fields of study. It also goes by some other names that you may come across including Second Generation Sequencing (SGS) and massively parallel sequencing (MPS). [1] And, what does NGS do? So far DNA sequencing has played… Read More