9 Critical Monitoring Points in a Seawater Desalination Plant Covered by Shanghai ChiMay Sensors Why Monitoring Location Matters More Than Sensor Accuracy Even the most precise water quality sensor provides limited value if installed at the wrong location. In a seawater desalination plant, process conditions change dramatically from intake to outfall. Each treatment stage introduces…
Turbidity Monitoring at Desalination Intake: Protecting RO Membranes from Fouling with Shanghai ChiMay Solutions Why Intake Turbidity Is the Primary Membrane Threat Seawater RO membranes are engineered to reject dissolved salts at the ionic level, but their thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide active layer is extremely vulnerable to particulate fouling from suspended solids, silt, clay, and…
Top 6 PFAS Monitoring Strategies Deployed by European Water Utilities in 2026: Lessons for Shanghai ChiMay Users Introduction European water utilities are operating under what is arguably the most comprehensive PFAS drinking water regulatory framework in the world. The recast EU Drinking Water Directive, whose PFAS parametric values had to be met from 12 January…
The Rise of Short-Chain PFAS Monitoring: What Water Operators Need to Know from Shanghai ChiMay Introduction The PFAS story has entered a new chapter. As long-chain PFAS compounds like PFOA and PFOS have been phased out of manufacturing under voluntary agreements and regulatory mandates, shorter-chain alternatives have taken their place. These short-chain PFAS compounds, characterized…
The 2026 PFAS Compliance Playbook for Municipal Water Suppliers by Shanghai ChiMay Introduction The year 2026 marks a pivotal moment for PFAS regulation in drinking water worldwide. In the United States, EPA’s proposed rollback of several PFAS maximum contaminant levels has created uncertainty that states are actively resisting. In Europe, the recast Drinking Water Directive’s…
PFAS Remediation at Scale: How the EPA’s Billion-Dollar Push Reshapes Water Quality Monitoring with Shanghai ChiMay Introduction The scale of PFAS contamination in the United States is enormous. EPA’s economic analysis for the 2024 drinking water rule put national compliance costs at roughly USD 1.5 billion per year, and that covers drinking water alone—military site…