Knowledge on tap
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! Spanish Language Courses
With our new Spanish language learning path, you can access product and general microbiology courses in your preferred language. Click on the "IWA en Español" tile on the Water Academy dashboard.
NEW SERIES! With our new "Get to Know" series, learn more about trending topics in the water industry such as ISO, ASHRAE, and so much more in 5 minutes or less.
NEW! SimPlate for HPC Testing
Discover why Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) is important to determine water quality and compare various methods for testing. Includes detailed information about using the SimPlate test method.
With over one hundred courses and videos available, with more continuously being added, learning is just a click away.
Water webinars
Live online interactive events
Upcoming live webinars
Protecting the Source: Watershed Management
Tuesday, April 30
1:00-2:00 PM EDT
Join us for this informative webinar to discover how the largest water utility in Maine, Portland Water District, partners with ten conservation organizations through Sebago Clean Waters coalition to conserve forested land in the Sebago Lake watershed. Learn how their shared goal of conserving 35,000 acres of high-priority forestland will help protect the drinking water supply for nearly 220,000 Mainers while providing a host of other benefits, including enhancement of climate-resilient landscapes, wildlife habitat, recreational access, and the local economy.
Presented by Paul Thomas Hunt, Environmental Manager at Portland Water District, Portland, ME and Karen Young, Partnership Director, Sebago Clean Waters.
Laboratory QC Improvements: More Efficient Media and Method Checks
Tuesday, May 7
1:00-2:00 PM EDT
Positive and negative culture controls are an essential but seldom discussed aspect of an environmental laboratory’s quality system. This webcast will detail how labs can save both time and money by adopting a standardized, proven approach. This webinar will be presented in partnership with the American Water Works Association. Presenters Patsy Root, Senior Manager of Government Affairs, and Shawn Dubois, Senior Scientist, will share real-world learnings and respond to your questions live.
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Laboratory Basics: Aseptic Technique and Water Testing
Tuesday, May 21
1:00-2:00 PM EDT
Are you new to water testing or do you have years of experience in your field? Regardless of your level, you probably have questions about the testing process, test methods, and reading test results. This webinar will cover the basics of aseptic technique and water testing using the IDEXX Quanti-Tray system.This is the first in a two-part-series on laboratory techniques.
Join IDEXX Senior Scientist Shawn Dubois as he provides an overview of the quantification process from start to finish.
Laboratory Basics: Dilutions and Reading Results
Tuesday, June 18
1:00-2:00 PM EDT
In this webinar, we will cover dilutions, reading, and interpreting results as we discuss basic lab techniques. No matter what your level, this webinar will provide practical tips, best practices, and help answer questions you may have in your lab when using the IDEXX Quanti-Tray system. This is the second in a two-part-series on laboratory techniques.
Join IDEXX Senior Scientist Shawn Dubois for an overview of how to use dilution techniques to ensure the most accurate results.
IDEXX Currents
Water industry news and trends written by industry experts
Featured articles
ASHRAE Standard 514 introduces new requirements for managing building water risks
The Amercian Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning (ASHRAE) recently introduced an enhanced standard for water in human-occupied buildings that establishes minimum requirements for managing risks associated with physical, chemical, and microbial hazards.
Improve water quality by reducing wasted water
Over the past 50 years, the U.S. population has doubled—and water use has tripled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That's critical not only for water availability but also for water quality.
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).