News Type: News Release
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PUR® donation fuels education on lead in water
The Water Quality Research Foundation will provide education on lead in drinking water and help facilitate free water testing kits for U.S. schools with the help of a $25,000 donation from the water filtration company PUR®. The educational measures were announced Oct. 16, the deadline for local municipalities to provide an inventory of lead water…
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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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WQA offers new testing capability for PFAS chemicals
The Water Quality Association’s Laboratory is now accepting requests for reduction testing of PFOA, PFOS and other PFAS compounds with detection limits down to 1 ppt (parts per trillion).