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"How are labs digitizing to ensure their workflows (and water flows) are always on the move?

Kailyn, or Kai, Regidor is a Field Service Engineer working with the Milli-Q® Lab Water Solutions portfolio based in Atlanta, Georgia. In this episode, Kai illustrates the impact of digitizing lab water. She explains how connecting key systems and instruments to the cloud benefits both lab staff and engineers. Kai shares an example of a clinical lab that received a system alert due to low water resistivity and how she were able to remotely fix the problem immediately, saving time and money.

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"How can labs operate more sustainably? Reducing the environmental impact of a lab is no small feat:

Single-use plastics, toxic chemicals, or the use of high heat, water and energy are daily occurrences. More sustainable options are limited, and advancements that can help labs go greener are much sought after. In this episode, our guests (Jorge Nicolas from Santander, Spain and Gourab Ghosh based in Bangalore, India) provide examples of institutions that have made changes to their lab water supply to become more sustainable. Jorge explains how a hospital significantly reduced plastic use by moving away from bottled water, and...

"Pure and ultrapure water are needed in some surprising locations all around the world. In this episode, your host Monica Joch takes you from the chilly Antarctic and to some sunny amusement parks. Karen McCardell, a Sales Specialist in Australia, describes how the Australian Antarctic Division uses ultrapure water to research climate change. Then JP Woodson, an Applications Specialist based in Florida, tells us how major theme parks use purified water to care for animals and plants.

In our Troubled Waters segment, Bruce Herzig, a Technical Service Scientist in the US, tells us how one customer was haunted by ghost...

Have you ever considered all the places where highly purified water is needed? Apart from academic institutes, biotech and pharma companies, pure and ultrapure water are also being used in quite unexpected locations: from crime labs to amusement parks, and labs that are culturing meat. 
In this episode, your host Monica Joch interviews Bob Ventura, an Applications Specialist based in Southern California, and Tracy Jolson, a Sales Specialist in New York City. Bob and Tracy tell us about the most interesting places they have placed water purification systems. Bob explains how endotoxin-free water is used to make lab-grown "fish". Tracy...

In this episode, Estelle Riché, PhD and Applications Expert, reveals the Golden Rules when handling highly purified water. You’ll learn the ideal place to install a water system, the right container for your analyses, and how to make sure bottles are clean to avoid contamination. Estelle also addresses special considerations if analyzing PFAS (“forever chemicals”).
 
In our Troubled Waters segment, Cecilia Devaux, Applications Expert, talks about the type of sampling flasks that should be used for specific applications and explains why rinsing is critical for trace analyses. 

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In the lab, much time and effort are spent designing and planning experiments, selecting reagents, etc. But how often do scientists pause to ensure they’re working with the correct water quality for their analyses? Daniel Darbouret is a Senior Scientific Director who has been working with Milli-Q® Lab Water Solutions portfolio for over 30 years. In this episode, Daniel explains why purified water is critical to scientists in the lab. He looks at why not all water is purified to the same extent, and defines which water quality scientists need for which analyses.

In our Troubled Waters segment, Estelle Riché,...

Have you ever wondered how scientists actually work with lab water, how it becomes so pure and where it can be found all around the world? Then this podcast is for you.

In each episode, our host is joined by experts from a wide variety of fields who provide insights into the fundamentals, best practices, pitfalls, and surprising use cases of lab water. Together, they'll take you on a journey through scientific labs in hospitals, industry, amusement parks and even over the icy landscapes of the Antarctic.

Lab Water Stories - Unfiltered. Available from 04.04.24.