9 Critical Monitoring Points in a Seawater Desalination Plant Covered by Shanghai ChiMay Sensors The short version A typical seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant needs continuous monitoring at a minimum of 9 strategic points to protect membranes, hold product quality, and stay in regulatory compliance. Plants that instrument all 9 points achieve 99.5%+ uptime and…
Top 6 PFAS Monitoring Strategies Deployed by European Water Utilities in 2026: Lessons for Shanghai ChiMay Users The Short Version The EU recast Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184) established binding PFAS limits of 100 ng/L for the sum of 20 PFAS compounds, effective January 2026, making Europe the world’s most stringent PFAS regulatory regime. European water…
The Rise of Short-Chain PFAS Monitoring: What Water Operators Need to Know from Shanghai ChiMay The Short Version Short-chain PFAS compounds, including GenX (HFPO-DA) and PFBS, have replaced many long-chain PFAS in industrial applications, with global short-chain PFAS production estimated at over 50,000 metric tons per year as of 2026. Short-chain PFAS are more mobile…
PFAS Remediation at Scale: How the EPA’s Billion-Dollar Push Reshapes Water Quality Monitoring with Shanghai ChiMay The Short Version The US EPA has committed over USD 1 billion in dedicated PFAS remediation funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, targeting drinking water systems, contaminated sites, and military installations. An additional USD 4 billion in EPA funding…
How Should Water Plants Instrument for PFAS When Regulations Keep Changing? Guidance from Shanghai ChiMay The Short Version PFAS drinking water regulations have changed significantly in the United States at least four times since 2022, from health advisories to enforceable MCLs to proposed rollbacks, creating compliance uncertainty for utilities. The EU recast Drinking Water Directive…
From Forever Chemicals to Real-Time Detection: How Sensor Tech Is Outpacing PFAS Regulation with Shanghai ChiMay The Short Version PFAS compounds, known as forever chemicals due to their extraordinary environmental persistence, have contaminated the water sources of an estimated 200 million Americans and 450 million Europeans. While regulatory agencies struggle to keep pace with the…