Detective H2O

About Detective H2O

Join Detective H2O as he solves Industrial Water Treatment mysteries. Herbert Henry Oxidane, PI, CWT, (aka, Detective H2O) was created by James McDonald, PE, CWT, to make learning about industrial water treatment more engaging and fun. Winner of the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) 2025 Innovation Award, Detective H2O has grown to be an international sensation. The Scaling UP H2O podcast (www.scalinguph2o.com) also features him during its annual celebration of Industrial Water Week (www.industrialwaterweek.com). Visit www.industrialwaterscience.com to read his adventures, too.

Publisher

James McDonald, PE, CWT

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Nov 2025

Latest episode

2 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Mar 2026

   Det H2O: The Case of Knowing It All

   Can Detective H2O help foster a love of industrial water treatment in future generations? Credit and thanks to Mark Lewis (writing, voice actor), James Courtney (voice actor), and Trace Blackmore (assistant editor).

2. 

   23 Feb 2026

   Det H2O: The Case of Too Much of a Good Thing

   Will Detective H2O solve a wastewater mystery in the end? Credit and thanks to Angel Pike (voice actor).

3. 

   16 Feb 2026

   Det H2O: The Case of the Unwanted Foam Party

   Will Detective H2O be able to trace the cause of a foamy situation? Credit and thanks to Trace Blackmore (writer, voice actor).

4. 

   9 Feb 2026

   Det H2O: The Case of Having the Blues

   Will Detective H2O uncover whether a softener is passing hard water or not? Credit and thanks to Frank Lecrone (voice actor) and Trace Blackmore (writer).

5. 

   2 Feb 2026

   Det H2O: The Case of the Singing Canary

   Will Detective H2O be able to solve chlorine degradation of RO membranes? Credit and thanks to to Laith Charles (writer, voice actor).

6. 

   26 Jan 2026

   Doctor H2O: The Case of Hard Diagnosis

   We bring you a very special episode of "Doctor H20." Will Doctor H2O be able to solve the case of the water softener passing hard water prematurely?

7. 

   19 Jan 2026

   Det H2O: The Case of Being Picture Perfect

   Will Detective H2O be able to solve the case of the fouled up boiler and the upset customer?

8. 

   12 Jan 2026

   Det H2O: The Case of the Dye Job

   Can Detective H2O hunt down the leak robbing the cooling tower of water?

9. 

   5 Jan 2026

   Det H2O: The Case of Seeing the Dead

   Will Detective H2O be able to solve the case of unwanted microbiological activity rising from the dead?

10. 

    29 Dec 2025

    Det H2O: The Case of Misdiagnosis

    Will Detective H2O be able to solve the weird test results for a cooling tower?

11. 

    22 Dec 2025

    Det H2O: The Case of Breaking Free

    Will Detective H2O solve the case of the Reverse Osmosis (RO) unit that needs frequent cleanings?

12. 

    15 Dec 2025

    Det H2O: The Case of Standing

    How will Detective H2O's skills solve the high conductivity in a boiler system?

13. 

    8 Dec 2025

    Det H2O: The Case of Normalization

    Can Detective H2O determine when to clean a pesky RO?

14. 

    28 Nov 2025

    Det H2O: The Case of the Short-Changing Dealkalizer

    Can a dealkalizer with premature exhaustion get the best of Detective H2O?

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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