Microbial Monitoring News & Blog

SGS Group Orders Advanced Ballast Water Monitoring Kits as Countries Look to Enforce Compliance

aqua-tools, the specialist in water microbiology, has delivered the first in series of 30 state-of-the-art Rapid ATP Ballast Water Monitoring Systems to SGS Group. The Geneva-based testing and certification... Read More

Sewage Treatment Plants – Bug Farms and their Farmers

A colleague recently conveyed a conversation he’d had with an operator at a sewage treatment plant. Society tends to have an unfounded stigma of sewage treatment plants, so... Read More

Why won’t total microbial content decrease after UV treatment?

UV treatment only recently became widely adopted in the water and wastewater treatment industries but the benefits of sun exposure for water purification have been acknowledged for thousands... Read More

How Using ATP to Identify Sludge Bulking – What is the benefit?

What is sludge bulking? Sludge bulking is a severe problem that can plague activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). It’s been estimated that 60% of activated sludge WWTP... Read More

How did Israel and Saudi Arabia survive one of the driest periods in the last 1000 years?

The Levant region along the Eastern Mediterranean, just north of the Arabian desert, is no stranger to drought and water resource shortages. Summers are typically dry with minimal... Read More

The Future of Biotechnology: Microbots and Customized Biological Circuits

While the world is just starting to realize the widespread abundance of microorganisms (they are quite literally everywhere) and their role in various diseases and illnesses, researchers are... Read More

Hello, LuminUltra’s new office space

From editor: The amoebas are getting comfortable in the new office space and enjoying the views of Fredericton. Take a look. Gigantic Amoeba is preparing his meeting from... Read More

Going hiking? How effective are water purification tablets?

For those who enjoy hiking and camping, there is little that compares to stumbling across a beautiful view of the water. Whether it’s a crystal-clear river or stream,... Read More

Study finds industrial water needs to be used more efficiently

An interesting report came out recently from financial analysis firm, Barclays. Along with the Columbia Water Center (CWC), the company was looking at the future of industrial water... Read More

Harmful Algal Blooms – What’s in your drinking water intake?

From editor: Due to increased pollution and climate change, harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency. Read on to find out why they are harmful and how you... Read More

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