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Is Iron in Drinking Water a Public Health Risk?
It’s long been thought that the presence of iron in drinking water is a cosmetic problem rather than a public health concern. But some scientists are now saying that while the iron itself might not be hazardous to your health, what it does to your drinking water is. Dr. Marc Edwards is a professor… Read More
5 More Common Questions That We’re Asked
After the popularity of our initial article focusing on “The 5 most common questions that we are asked“, this article picks up where it left off to cover additional common questions that are posed to us through discussions with our customers: 1. Can you use this to tell me how many CFU/mL I have?… Read More
Meet & Beat Strict Water Quality Standards with Microbial Monitoring
The United Kingdom’s drinking water quality standards are among the highest in the world. The region’s standards regulate water quality all the way from service reservoirs to the very end of consumers’ taps. In fact, there is absolutely zero tolerance for the presence of some microbiological organisms in the UK’s drinking water. With awareness… Read More
The 5 Most Common Questions That We’re Asked
The versatility of 2nd Generation ATP monitoring technology enables it to be applied to a wide range of situations involving many sample types in many industries, from anaerobic sludge to paint products to ultra-purified water. While each of these sample types have their own unique challenges, there are many questions that we are often… Read More
A Legacy of Clean Water
Helping to maintain clean water is part of the Whalen family history, a story that begins in the mid-1990s with a father’s fervent belief that his research could make a difference and his son’s intense desire to ensure it did. Their legacy is the firm LuminUltra. Today, the company’s water monitoring technology provides the… Read More
MIC – The Most Common, Yet Pricey Cause of Infrastructure Degradation [Video]
Equipment and infrastructure degradation can cost a typical U.S. city millions of dollars per year on pipeline repairing. For a Fortune 500 company and local community, the cost can be even higher, including environmental and PR concerns – i.e. the Prudhoe Bay oil spill incident, exactly 10 years ago. One of the most common and… Read More
Spotlight on Legionnaires’ Disease
There has been no shortage of media attention surrounding Legionnaires’ disease over the last six months given a highly publicized outbreak in New York City this summer and the long awaited publication of ANSI/ASHRAE 188. With all of the attention being placed on Legionnaires’ disease (which certainly is warranted) it is easy to lose… Read More
3 Things A Top Tier Microbial Expert and A Radio Host Have in Common [Interview]
Microbial expert and radio host. Totally different professionals with totally different expertise. But hang on a second … what if I tell you that I do know someone who is among the top of the pyramid of microbial science, and also has a good voice and likes to talk? And most importantly, like every human… Read More
Taking Biofiltration Process Control to the Next Level [Slide Deck]
After initially developing our Deposit & Surface Analysis (DSA) test kit many years ago to quantify sessile build-ups on pipe or tank walls, we stumbled upon drinking water treatment via biologically active filtration as a process that could benefit greatly from this monitoring technology. As this type of pre-treatment emerged in North America following… Read More
Putting Firefly Tails to Work in Water Treatment [via the Telegraph Journal]
Many innovations are inspired by nature – LuminUltra’s technology is no different. Find out how we use the same chemical found in a small firefly to prevent big problems for water utilities. by Martin Wightman Fredericton’s LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. saw a gap in wastewater treatment testing and filled it by co-opting the firefly’s glow. Living… Read More