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IDEXX Water understands that education is essential to building your technical knowledge and enhancing your laboratory skills.
Our educational offerings are part of an ongoing commitment to our customers to help you grow professionally and personally through online training, live webinars, and industry news articles.
IDEXX Water Academy
Featured Courses
NEW! Get to know: Confidence Limits and Confidence Intervals
Have you ever heard of confidence limits or confidence intervals? If you would like to learn more about what these terms mean and why they are so important in microbiological water testing, this course is for you! This short course provides an overview of confidence limits and confidence intervals and their importance in the water testing industry.
NEW! Water Microbiology: An Introduction
In this introductory course, you will explore fundamental elements of water microbiology. Learn more about what water microbiology is and why it is so important, explore an overview of important waterborne pathogens such as total coliforms, E. coli, enterococcus, and pseudomonas, and discover what is meant by bacterial indicators and the important role the indicator concept plays in water microbiology.
With over one hundred courses and videos available, with more continuously being added, learning is just a click away. To register or sign in, use the link below.
Water webinars
Live online interactive events
Upcoming live webinars
Testing for Coliforms and E. coli: Tips, Guidelines, Best Practices
Thursday, October 24
1:00-2:00 PM EDT
Do you have questions about coliforms and E. coli testing? Whether you are testing drinking water, wastewater or source water, coliforms and E. coli are critical bacteria to analyze.
Shawn Dubois, IDEXX Water Senior Scientist, will share tips and guidance that he has learned from over 20 years of working with customers both in the field and in the lab.
Unable to attend live? Register for the webinar to receive a link to the recording to watch at your convenience.
IDEXX Currents
Water industry news and trends written by industry experts
Groundwater Levels and Quality Are Declining
A U.S. survey to determine top concerns related to groundwater depletion found that 31% of
groundwater organizations cited degraded water quality and 30% reported declining well capacity.
River quality worldwide suffers from extreme weather events
Extreme weather events due to the changing climate make managing river water quality and quantity tougher than ever. But precisely how water quality responds to recurring and severe weather extremes—and why—is not well understood, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Your lab's quality assurance plan: Essential Elements
Your lab's quality control and quality assurance plans are two foundational elements of assuring the reliability of your lab. Do you have these essential elements included in your plan?