Microbial Monitoring News & Blog

LuminUltra and Microbe Detectives Advance Molecular Microbiological Control Solutions in Water and Wastewater

FREDERICTON, NB, CANADA – June 9, 2016 – LuminUltra, a New Brunswick, Canada-based innovator in microbiological monitoring and control solutions, and Microbe Detectives LLC, a Wisconsin-based pioneer in... Read More

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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read More

Taking Biofiltration Process Control to the Next Level [Slide Deck]

[latexpage] 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... 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... Read More

Ultimate Monitoring Solution for Biological Wastewater Treatment [Infographic]

Wastewater treatment plant staff do their best to optimize the health of microbes in their bioreactor. However, without a direct way to measure active biomass, process optimization is very... Read More

The Economic Case for Microbiological Control in Fuels

Individual retail gasoline outlets can potentially increase annual revenues by as much as $30,000 per year through a more pro-active microbiological testing program using LuminUltra’s Quench-Gone Organic Modified... Read More

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