Audience: Manufacturer
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WQRF 2024 Poster Contest Winner Presentations
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Understanding Emerging Contaminants
Emerging contaminants are a critical focus of the Water Quality Association and the Water Quality Research Foundation. In this week’s episode of the WQA Podcast we feature a segment from a recent WQRF webinar about emerging contaminants, chemicals or materials that may harm human health and could find their way into drinking water. The featured presenter…
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Water Quality Association calls attention to reports of door-to-door scams in Illinois
The Water Quality Association is calling attention to door-to-door solicitations in Aurora, Ill., in which residents were falsely told the WQA would test their home’s water for contaminants and then would suggest a local water treatment provider who could install any needed treatment solutions. The printed phone number on the flyer left at homes apparently…
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Back To School with WQA Training
Ever wonder what goes on in those WQA instructor-led training courses? This week’s episode of the Water Quality Association Podcast offers you a glimpse inside. John McCartan, MWS, WQA’s Training & Program Manager, and instructor Paul Friot, MWS, CI, CWR, of getwateranswers.com, explain the ABCs of WQA’s training and how the courses can lead to…
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Water Filtration in Space
As we mark WQA’s 50th anniversary, we feature one of our memorable podcasts from the past several years — the one in which a NASA scientist explained how “today’s urine is tomorrow’s coffee” aboard the International Space Station. In this episode from July 2020, Dr. Jill Williamson of NASA explains how astronauts capture, filter and…
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The Power of Volunteerism & Mentoring
WQA mentoring and volunteerism are the topics on this week’s episode of the Water Quality Association Podcast. Our special guest is Becky Tallon, who leads the water treatment technology team at A.O. Smith’s Corporate Technology Center. Tallon, a member of the WQA Board of Directors, discusses mentorship programs at WQA and what it’s like to…
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A look back at the Flint Water Crisis
As we mark WQA’s 50th anniversary, we feature one of our memorable podcasts from the past several years. This week’s episode of the Water Quality Association Podcast features the October 2018 conversation with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who helped bring to light the lead crisis in Flint, MI. Dr. Mona, as she likes to…
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WQRF Research Update: PFAS Surrogate Study
We discuss the recently completed PFAS Surrogate Study. Dr. Madjid Mohseni will join to explain the investigation into the development of surrogate compounds that will cover multiple PFAS for product certification testing of water treatment media specific to POU/POE products. WQRF is hosting Summer School, a series of free webinars offered monthly, May through August.…
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Recurring Revenue for your Water Treatment Business
Growing your water treatment business through recurring revenue is the topic of this week’s Water Quality Association Podcast.
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PFAS surrogate study nears completion
Research into surrogate compound(s) that can be used as standards to evaluate the effectiveness of activated carbon and ion exchange technologies in removing a wide range of PFAS from drinking water has been funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation. University of British Columbia researchers will discuss their work in a July 23 webinar.