In July 2020, Health Canada released the Guidance on Natural Organic Matter in Drinking Water and most significantly, chemical oxygen demand (COD) was included as a suggested parameters to [...]
How you noticed an increased demand in lead and copper testing? This is likely due to the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Lead in Drinking Water Old, [...]
Almost half of the population of Ontario relies on Lake Ontario for their drinking water. Source water from the great lake must be monitored and protected constantly to ensure chemical and [...]
Drinking Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) have been accurately referred to as one of the last safeguards for human health. Having access to safe, clean water whenever needed is something that is [...]
The idea of ‘clean’ water has evolved over the years as we further our understanding of human impact on the environment, and the subsequent impact of a polluted environment on our health. The [...]
Introduction The idea of ‘clean’ water has evolved over the years as we further our understanding of human impact on the environment, and the subsequent impact of a polluted [...]
On August 29, 2018, a Benchtop PeCOD Analyzer was installed at the newly constructed Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The PeCOD will be used as a tool for [...]
The advancement of portable technologies in our highly mobile society has transformed numerous industries that rely on field operations. There is an ever-growing demand for technologies that [...]
MANTECH received an update from a New England Utility this morning about a 2x spike in COD on their source water. They draw surface water from a river which is a tributary to the Connecticut [...]
During the summer months, naturally occurring compounds in surface waters can cause a musty or earthy taste and odour in city drinking water. These compounds are Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol [...]