Portable eDNA technology could make lugging heavy water samples a thing of the past

Nuquantic developed an $1,800 field filtration system licensed from Johns Hopkins that aims to speed up environmental monitoring.

By: Maria Eberhart | 2 minute read

Outlets: Technical.ly

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 473

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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For many environmental researchers, field sampling doubles as a workout, lugging gallons of water samples back to the lab for filtration and analysis.

A new device from Baltimore-based Nuquantic wants to take some of the weight off. Its portable environmental DNA (eDNA) system lets scientists filter samples on site rather than hauling water home.

Initially marketed to researchers, the device is already being used in a Cambodian study to test village water …

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