Topic: WQRF
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WQRF 2024 Poster Contest Winner Presentations and the 2025 Call Opens!
For a second year in a row, WQRF will open a call for poster presentations to be offered during WQA’s 2025 Convention in Long Beach, CA! To kick off the call, we’ll take a look back at our winning presentations from 2024 with our David Loveday Scholarship winners, Fatemeh Asadi, Ph.D. and Chantaly Villalona. After…
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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.
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Revised WQRF Contaminant Occurrence map
The new-and-improved WQRF Contaminant Occurrence Map is demonstrated in this week’s episode of the Water Quality Association Podcast. The map now tracks millions of data points across the United States, helping citizens understand issues that could affect their local water quality.
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Student researchers awarded scholarships
Student researchers from Virginia Tech University and the University of British Columbia are winners of the Water Quality Research Foundation’s first David Loveday Memorial scholarship poster contest. The research findings of the winning poster submissions were shared with attendees of the WQRFs Scientific Symposium and the WQA Convention & Exposition March 4 & 5 in…
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WQRF calls for research grant concept papers
The Water Quality Research Foundation has issued a request for concept papers (RFCP) under its research grant program. The grant offers up to $100,000 of WQRF funding toward field work and implementation of treatment devices as part of the research.
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WQRF Symposium: Solutions Catalyst set for March 4
The second annual Water Quality Research Foundation scientific symposium will bring together top scientific, technical and water treatment industry experts for critical conversations on PFAS and other emerging contaminants, water’s resilience, and innovative solutions. WQRF Symposium: Solutions Catalyst is set for March 4 – the day before the WQA Convention & Exposition – in the…
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Disasters And Drinking Water
Dr. Andrew Whelton from Purdue University joins this week’s WQA Radio podcast to discuss the impact of disasters on drinking water.
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Learn about the WQRF Kitchen Table Toolbox
This week’s WQA Radio podcast features a portion of a recent Water Quality Research Foundation webinar, “Toolbox Talk.” Presenter Jennifer Smith, CWS, a residential sales rep for ResinTech, discusses some of the tools offered in the Kitchen Table Toolbox developed by WQRF.
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WQRF accepting proposals for new poster competition
The Water Quality Research Foundation is inviting proposals for its first-ever Poster Presentations. Top posters will be presented during the 2024 Water Quality Association Convention & Exposition, March 5-7 in Orlando, FL.
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WQRF PFAS Research
In this week’s episode of our WQA Radio podcast, we’re going to focus on new research on PFAS from the Water Quality Research Foundation, WQRF. Dr. Madjid Mohseni from the University of British Columbia joins us to talk about his research into whether a PFAS surrogate can be identified to gauge the effectiveness of water…