Pharmaceutical water testing often delivers microbiological results only after days. Learn how rapid intact cell counting can support faster process insight, investigations and contamination control in pharmaceutical water systems.

Discover how a leading mineral water producer uses continuous microbiological monitoring to detect contamination risks within minutes instead of days. Learn how online flow cytometry helps strengthen HACCP control, improve audit readiness, and protect product quality before contamination reaches bottling.

Europe’s first direct potable reuse project from municipal wastewater is already supplying 12,000 people in Belgium—and scaling fast. At the Hofstade Water Production Centre, near real-time microbiological monitoring ensures continuous confidence in water quality. By reducing testing time from days to just 20 minutes, operators can move from delayed verification to immediate control—turning reuse into a safe, scalable solution for Europe’s water future.

Automated near-real-time flow cytometry enables on-site microbial monitoring in dynamic alpine karst springs, where water quality can change rapidly after rainfall. The study shows it can detect microbial contamination earlier than traditional parameters, supporting faster, more informed decision-making for drinking water utilities and improving risk assessment.

Microbial water quality is still often monitored through periodic sampling while the system itself operates continuously. A new one-year marine study shows how automated flow cytometry turns microbiology into a real-time operational parameter, revealing treatment performance, seasonal intake dynamics and early signs of drift before they escalate.

Supplying clean, pure drinking water from multiple spring sources is more complex than it seems. Traditional lab tests provide only snapshots, missing source-specific variability and rapid microbial changes. In this case study, WWZ shows how real-time microbial monitoring delivers continuous insight across four spring lines, revealing hidden differences in baseline levels, stability, and rainfall response — enabling faster action and stronger water quality control.