Market trends

Smart Water business intelligence week 12/12/2022

Market

Increasingly, drinking water producers are equipping their plants and networks with online sensors that report data in real time. Even if the number of automatically measurable parameters remains limited with regard to the list of possible contaminants, they derive valuable information for the management of installations:

Eau potable: le contrôle en ligne, pourquoi ?

Technology

Researchers from RMIT University (Australia) have found an innovative way to quickly remove dangerous microplastics from water using magnets:

Magnetic material mops up microplastics in water

Regulation

Independent scientists are concerned about the apparent influence of industry and distortions of science in WHO guidelines for limiting PFAS in drinking water:

More than 110 experts raise alarm over WHO’s ‘weak’ PFAS limits for drinking water

Financing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $169 million in funding to New Jersey for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements:

EPA provides N.J. with $169M for drinking water, wastewater improvements

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