If you run a municipal wastewater treatment plant and test your final effluent, you’ve probably run into a total head-scratcher: the water leaving your facility…
On June 30, 2026, Canada’s new Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations officially kick in. While the federal government is focused on banning the manufacture…
If you ask anyone in the water sector what keeps them up at night, you’re bound to hear a four-letter acronym: PFAS. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
The Department of National Defence (DND) is providing an additional $29.9 million to support a temporary water treatment solution addressing PFAS contamination in Saguenay, bringing…
The federal government is adding more than $100 million to its ongoing effort to address PFAS contamination linked to historic military activities at 22 Wing/CFB…
A new international study by Kemira has revealed alarming weaknesses in water resilience and public preparedness across Europe and the United States, as extreme weather…
FREDsense Technologies Corp. has secured US $7 million in Series A financing to scale up its rapid testing tools aimed at tracking per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
PFAS experts, industry representatives, health officials and academics gathered Tuesday, September 16 at Toronto Metropolitan University to confront one of the most pressing challenges in…
Recent studies in Canada show that over 99% of the population have detectable levels of PFAS – synthetic chemicals found in products such as non‑stick…
WSP has developed a uniquely effective solution for rapid, on-site elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) along with other persistent water contaminants: an electro-oxidation wastewater…
Stantec has been selected by the City of Vancouver, Washington, to design a treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a high-volume…
FREDsense Technologies (FREDsense) announced the appointment of Eric Stoermer as their new President. This comes at an important inflection point for the Company as it recently…
The federal government is committed to protecting the health of Canadians, as well as safeguarding the environment. The Government is taking additional steps to address…
MONTREAL – The widespread presence of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” has been detected in Quebec’s drinking water, prompting legal…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M announced that on Friday, March 29, the company’s previously announced settlement agreement with U.S. public water suppliers (PWS) received final approval from the…
NORTH BAY, ON – The City of North Bay is planning to initiate on-site remediation of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) at the Jack Garland…
Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, has announced that the Government of Canada is…
Montreal – ALTRA | SANEXEN has won the International Influence Award from the Conseil des entreprises en technologies environnementales du Québec (“CETEQ”). The growing reach…
Comments by the Canadian Environmental Law Association and Nature Canada in response to Bill S-5 Ottawa – By approving a deeply disappointing Bill S-5 (amending…
Gatineau, QC – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, has announced the publication…
Montreal – ALTRA | SANEXEN has been awarded a contract by Waste Connections to provide the first continuous full-scale PFAS remediation solution to the landfill…
Alberta – FREDsense Technologies Corp., the leader in field-ready water testing kits that detect chemicals in drinking and wastewater, announced today that their platform can…
North Bay, ON – The City of North Bay has proactively undertaken a study to evaluate options for enhancing its water treatment process to meet…
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of human-made compounds that are used as surfactants, lubricants, repellents (for dirt, water, and grease) and can…