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[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 and what does it do? Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) is a tool that has revolutionized many fields of study. So far DNA sequencing has played a large part in molecular biology, evolutionary biology, medicine, forensics and more, but are you aware it can play a significant role in the water… Read More
There’s an App for That: 3 Mobile Apps for Water Conservation
There’s no shortage of information available online for people who are interested in learning about water conservation. Whether it’s an organization like the World Water Council that looks at the issues of scarcity, sustainability and management on a global scale or the Alliance for Water Efficiency’s Home Water Works Program, which seeks to inform people… Read More
What Lights Up Fireflies Can Also Keep Water Safe
The same chemical reaction that lights up fireflies on a warm summer night can also reveal microorganisms in water. Fireflies glow when adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules react with the compound luciferin and the bioluminescent enzyme luciferase. LuminUltra’s 2nd Generation ATP testing solutions take that same chemical reaction and use it to show how many microbes… Read More