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Upcoming webinar – Confidence over compliance: Raising the bar with total adenylate monitoring for advanced food safety
Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 2 p.m. ET Register now Are you ready to move beyond compliance and build true confidence in your food safety program? Join us for a free webinar to learn more about how A3 testing provides you a more complete view of sanitation effectiveness. In this session, we’ll unpack why measuring ATP+ADP+AMP […]
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Smarter monitoring for water systems
Helping accurately detect and manage municipal and environmental systems, from wastewater treatment plants to drinking water management to stormwater runoff and fecal contamination in waterways. Better manage your microbiology through more accurate, meaningful insights.
01 Drinking water
Problem
Missed microbial activity increasing risk
Traditional microbial methods are too slow to catch issues like regrowth, residual disinfectant loss, line contamination, or biofilm activity before they escalate. Without timely insight, operators struggle to resolve complaints, optimize treatment, or prevent public concern.
Solution
Faster microbial monitoring for safer water
Luminultra’s ATP tools give municipal water teams real-time insight into microbial activity across distribution lines, storage tanks and treatment systems. With earlier warning signs, teams can act faster and stay in control of system performance.
Where this matters
- Source water protection and monitoring
- Distribution system performance tracking
- Post-disinfection residual control
- Biofilm management in pipe networks
- Compliance support for drinking water quality regulations
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Luminultra strengthens position in European water diagnostics market with strategic acquisition of GL Biocontrol
The acquisition marks Luminultra’s eighth in eight years – each one a targeted step toward building a more comprehensive, client-focused solutions portfolio.
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Identifying contaminated groundwater wells with ATP testing
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Mapping and identifying the source of water quality issues
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The undeniable link between biological growth & pipeline degradation
Much has been said about the immediate benefits of 2nd Generation ATP monitoring to reveal regrowth hotspots in water distribution system.
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Hidden in plain sight – Nitrifying bacteria in monochlorinated distribution systems
If you are using heterotrophic plate counts (HPCs) to identify nitrifying bacteria – you won’t find them.
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Natural Systems Utilities and Luminultra partner to ensure water reuse quality
Cities are facing growing demand and competition for water. At the same time, water supplies are increasingly inconsistent due to prolonged droughts and other extreme weather events related to a changing climate.
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How can you quickly implement ATP Monitoring in your drinking water system?
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.
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Why won’t total microbial content decrease after UV treatment?
Compared to chlorine, which destroys the cell membrane, UV treatment is a physical process where UV light mutates and/or degrades DNA and RNA in bacterial and viral cells.
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02 Wastewater treatment
Problem
Incomplete biomass insight limits process control
Traditional monitoring methods can’t accurately measure the living microorganisms that drive biological treatment. Without that insight, operators risk delayed detection of bulking, foaming or compliance issues while missing opportunities to fine-tune performance.
Solution
Real-time microbial data for smarter treatment
Luminultra’s tools measure living biomass directly, giving wastewater teams a clearer view of microbial health across the system. With faster data, operators can identify imbalances early, reduce process upsets, and optimize treatment before problems escalate.
Where this matters
- Influent water
- F:M measurement
- Process control in aeration basins and digesters
- Sludge and solids monitoring
- Early detection of process upsets or bulking events
- Regulatory reporting and effluent quality assurance
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Diagnosing inefficient biological phosphorus removal
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.
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Measuring living biomass in bioreactors with ATP monitoring
Bioreactors harness the ability of naturally-occurring microorganisms to break down environmental contaminants discharged from cities and industries.
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Understanding loss of nitrification at a refinery wastewater treatment plant using 16S rRNA sequencing
A refinery wastewater treatment plant was monitored over several years to investigate the loss of complete nitrification.
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Biomass inventory management using 2nd Generation ATP®
The activated sludge process is used to concentrate the biomass which naturally degrades carbonaceous substances found in most industrial and municipal waste waters.
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Mitigating capital upgrades to a wastewater treatment plant using DNA sequencing
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Using ATP and NGS to monitor the nitrification process at an industrial wastewater treatment plant
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Using ATP to improve surface treatment operations
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Using ATP and NGS to Monitor the Nitrification Process at an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant
See how ATP and NGS testing optimized nitrification monitoring in an industrial wastewater plant, delivering accurate insights for better process control.
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Sequencing your bioreactor – Who’s doing the work?
Advancements in metagenomics is allowing us to question old assumptions about wastewater treatment.
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03 Fecal contamination tracking
Problem
Unknown contamination sources leave waterways at risk
Beach closures, public health threats and reputational damage often stem from fecal contamination. Without knowing where it comes from, respon se efforts stall and the same problems keep returning.
Solution
Pinpoint the source with Microbial Source Tracking (MST)
Luminultra’s Microbial Source Tracking (MST) service helps you identify the origin of fecal contamination through lab analysis of submitted samples. We leverage validated tests for the detection of pollution from multiple sources, including human, domestic animals and wildlife.
Where this matters
- Beach and recreational water monitoring
- Watershed and source water protection
- Stormwater and sewer overflow investigations
- Lake and river management
- Environmental research and public health programs
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Using microbial source tracking to pinpoint the source of fecal contamination
Microbial source tracking is a suite of DNA-based techniques used to determine the sources of fecal bacteria in an aquatic environment, such as a lake, river or stream.
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