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How can you quickly implement ATP Monitoring in your drinking water system?

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You’ve likely heard of ATP technology, but may not have had the time to fully explore the value it can bring to your existing microbial monitoring program.

The cost of high solids in your wastewater treatment plant

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High solids raise energy costs in wastewater plants. Optimizing MLSS and ABR boosts efficiency and lowers expenses.

How to use ATP and DNA in a wastewater nitrification monitoring plan

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Ammonia can be biologically removed from wastewater by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) that convert ammonia to nitrite.

Can microbial-based metalworking fluids outperform traditional water-based fluids?

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Microbial metalworking fluids can reduce friction, tool wear, and improve surface finish compared to water-based fluids.

Luminultra Applications Scientist Madison Tomlinson recognized with Chevron Research Award of Excellence

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Research conducted in collaboration with Vink Chemicals explores microbial management strategies in biodiesel blends Fredericton, New Brunswick – September 9, 2026 – Luminultra is proud to announce that Applications Scientist Madison Tomlinson has been selected to receive the Chevron Research Award of Excellence in Honor of John Bacha from the International Association for Stability, Handling […]

Upcoming Polytechnic Webinar | Turning biomass data into better decisions

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Wednesday, September 9 1 p.m. ET Register now   Part two of a two-part series. Access part one here.   Leading up to WEFTEC 2026, Luminultra is hosting a two-part, application-focused webinar series exploring how municipal wastewater utilities are using active biomass monitoring to improve biological process performance, increase process stability and make more proactive […]

Webinar on demand | Seeing what MLSS can’t: Measuring living biomass with ATP

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Part one of a two-part webinar series Traditional process control parameters like MLSS and MLVSS don’t always reveal changes in microbial activity before process performance is affected. In this on-demand webinar, learn how municipal wastewater utilities are using Cellular ATP as a rapid indicator of living biomass in conventional activated sludge, Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) […]

vermicon expands portfolio through strategic partnership with Luminultra – enabling holistic microbiological monitoring

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December 16, 2025. Hallbergmoos / Fredericton – vermicon AG is expanding its microbiological monitoring capabilities in the DACH region through a strategic partnership with Luminultra. By integrating Luminultra’s 2nd Generation ATP® Technology, the existing portfolio gains a rapid, quantitative method for determining total and viable microbial cell counts. Combined with the VIT® gene probe technology, […]

Diagnosing inefficient biological phosphorus removal

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By leveraging Luminultra’s mail-in GeneCount services, a wastewater treatment plant was able to identify the underlying causes of poor biological phosphorus removal in one of their two bioreactors.

Biomass inventory management using 2nd Generation ATP®

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The activated sludge process is used to concentrate the biomass which naturally degrades carbonaceous substances found in most industrial and municipal waste waters.