FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2023
POU/POE solutions viable for SDWA compliance, study finds
Study assessed public health, environmental and economic trade-offs
LISLE, Ill. – A research study funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation has been published in AWWA Water Science, a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal of research on the science, engineering and social aspects of water. The University of Massachusetts Amherst study demonstrates how Community Water Systems can examine three different factors together to determine whether it’s better to upgrade their centralized treatment plant or provide point-of-use or point-of-entry treatments to customers.
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POU/POE solutions viable for SDWA compliance, study finds
Study assessed public health, environmental and economic trade-offs
LISLE, Ill. – A research study funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation has been published in AWWA Water Science, a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal of research on the science, engineering and social aspects of water. The University of Massachusetts Amherst study demonstrates how Community Water Systems can examine three different factors together to determine whether it’s better to upgrade their centralized treatment plant or provide point-of-use or point-of-entry treatments to customers.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 21, 2023
PFAS Symposium set for water treatment industry
Top scientific, technical, industry experts to share strategies, solutions
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation and the Water Quality Association are sponsoring a PFAS Symposium to bring together top scientific, technical and water treatment industry experts to share strategies and solutions to PFAS contamination in drinking water. The scientific gathering will be April 17 at Caesars Forum, in Las Vegas, the day before the WQA Convention & Exposition begins in the same venue.
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PFAS Symposium set for water treatment industry
Top scientific, technical, industry experts to share strategies, solutions
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation and the Water Quality Association are sponsoring a PFAS Symposium to bring together top scientific, technical and water treatment industry experts to share strategies and solutions to PFAS contamination in drinking water. The scientific gathering will be April 17 at Caesars Forum, in Las Vegas, the day before the WQA Convention & Exposition begins in the same venue.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 24, 2022
Research on PFAS, other emerging contaminants complete
Evaluated effects of water quality and microbial growth on contaminant removal
LISLE, Ill. – Reverse osmosis membranes and activated carbon filters demonstrated average PFAS removal efficiencies greater than 90% in a research study funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation. A full report on the research conducted by Dr. Zhi (George) Zhou at Purdue University on the removal efficiencies of three PFAS chemicals with different carbon chain lengths by the point-of-use technologies is being released today.
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Research on PFAS, other emerging contaminants complete
Evaluated effects of water quality and microbial growth on contaminant removal
LISLE, Ill. – Reverse osmosis membranes and activated carbon filters demonstrated average PFAS removal efficiencies greater than 90% in a research study funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation. A full report on the research conducted by Dr. Zhi (George) Zhou at Purdue University on the removal efficiencies of three PFAS chemicals with different carbon chain lengths by the point-of-use technologies is being released today.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 5, 2021
WQRF funds study of POU/POE role in SDWA compliance
Project will develop database of case studies and share best practices
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation is sponsoring a project to develop a database of case studies of public water systems that use Point of Use (POU) and Point of Entry (POE) water treatment for Safe Drinking Water Act compliance. A team of researchers from the University of Arizona and Georgia Southern University will review POU/POE use for compliance nationwide, determine its challenges and benefits and share the lessons learned.
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WQRF funds study of POU/POE role in SDWA compliance
Project will develop database of case studies and share best practices
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation is sponsoring a project to develop a database of case studies of public water systems that use Point of Use (POU) and Point of Entry (POE) water treatment for Safe Drinking Water Act compliance. A team of researchers from the University of Arizona and Georgia Southern University will review POU/POE use for compliance nationwide, determine its challenges and benefits and share the lessons learned.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2021
Second phase of predictive modeling research begins
Will use multiple data sources to help prepare for future water quality concerns
LISLE, Ill. – A study bringing together previous research efforts into a qualitative model that highlights drinking water contaminants most likely to cause violations, impact public health or generate widespread consumer attention in the next five to 10 years has been funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation. Researchers at Corona Environmental Consulting will develop the model in Phase 2 of the Predictive Modeling of U.S. Drinking Water Emergencies study.
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Second phase of predictive modeling research begins
Will use multiple data sources to help prepare for future water quality concerns
LISLE, Ill. – A study bringing together previous research efforts into a qualitative model that highlights drinking water contaminants most likely to cause violations, impact public health or generate widespread consumer attention in the next five to 10 years has been funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation. Researchers at Corona Environmental Consulting will develop the model in Phase 2 of the Predictive Modeling of U.S. Drinking Water Emergencies study.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2021
WQRF funds additional contaminant occurrence analyses
99 new analytes, sample location analysis could inform Contaminant Occurrence Map
LISLE, Ill. – WQRF’s Contaminant Occurrence Project will add statistical analyses for 99 more analytes and a sample location analysis for all records in the database under a project recently approved by the Water Quality Research Foundation. Carleigh Samson, PhD, and Chad Seidel, PhD, of Corona Environmental Consulting will lead the project, which builds upon their previous work that populates the WQRF Contaminant Occurrence Map.
“This work will provide more insight on the concentrations of contaminants that we didn’t get in the first phase of work, including several PFAS compounds, and grow the already robust database,” said WQRF Contaminant Occurrence Map Task Force Chair Gary Hatch of Hatch Global Consulting Services. “The project reports and interactive map offer water treatment professionals – and consumers as well – access to so much powerful information. I’m happy to see this project continue to grow.”
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WQRF funds additional contaminant occurrence analyses
99 new analytes, sample location analysis could inform Contaminant Occurrence Map
LISLE, Ill. – WQRF’s Contaminant Occurrence Project will add statistical analyses for 99 more analytes and a sample location analysis for all records in the database under a project recently approved by the Water Quality Research Foundation. Carleigh Samson, PhD, and Chad Seidel, PhD, of Corona Environmental Consulting will lead the project, which builds upon their previous work that populates the WQRF Contaminant Occurrence Map.
“This work will provide more insight on the concentrations of contaminants that we didn’t get in the first phase of work, including several PFAS compounds, and grow the already robust database,” said WQRF Contaminant Occurrence Map Task Force Chair Gary Hatch of Hatch Global Consulting Services. “The project reports and interactive map offer water treatment professionals – and consumers as well – access to so much powerful information. I’m happy to see this project continue to grow.”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2021
Water Quality Research Foundation funds first phase of emerging contaminants research
Will study consumer awareness of emerging contaminants, health behavior motivation
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation has awarded funding for Phase 1 of an emerging contaminants research project to Dr. Marcia Silva and Dr. Sakib Mahmud of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The objective of phase 1 is to study consumer awareness of emerging contaminants and what messages motivate a decision to treat their water.
“To study messaging is a new area for WQRF but not uncommon in the public health field,” said Kim Redden, WQRF Foundation Relations and Research Manager. “Many researchers study how different communications methods influence health behaviors. This type of research helps the public health field decide what communication channels will be most successful for the desired health outcome – in this case, to install water treatment.”
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Water Quality Research Foundation funds first phase of emerging contaminants research
Will study consumer awareness of emerging contaminants, health behavior motivation
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation has awarded funding for Phase 1 of an emerging contaminants research project to Dr. Marcia Silva and Dr. Sakib Mahmud of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The objective of phase 1 is to study consumer awareness of emerging contaminants and what messages motivate a decision to treat their water.
“To study messaging is a new area for WQRF but not uncommon in the public health field,” said Kim Redden, WQRF Foundation Relations and Research Manager. “Many researchers study how different communications methods influence health behaviors. This type of research helps the public health field decide what communication channels will be most successful for the desired health outcome – in this case, to install water treatment.”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2020
Water Quality Research Foundation selects research team
2020 grant project focuses on research agenda category of public awareness
LISLE, Ill. – The research agenda categories selected for the Water Quality Research Foundation’s 2020 Research Grant were regulatory affairs and public awareness. After thorough vetting by the research task force, a proposal from Dr. Kelly Reynolds of the University of Arizona was recommended and approved by the WQRF Board of Directors.
The project objective is to address public awareness by increasing knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about POU/POE through creation of user-friendly, web-based educational materials for WQRF.org. The project will build off and supplement the public resources on WQA’s websites. The content will explain routes of exposure, potential health risks and water treatment options for drinking water contaminants.
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Water Quality Research Foundation selects research team
2020 grant project focuses on research agenda category of public awareness
LISLE, Ill. – The research agenda categories selected for the Water Quality Research Foundation’s 2020 Research Grant were regulatory affairs and public awareness. After thorough vetting by the research task force, a proposal from Dr. Kelly Reynolds of the University of Arizona was recommended and approved by the WQRF Board of Directors.
The project objective is to address public awareness by increasing knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about POU/POE through creation of user-friendly, web-based educational materials for WQRF.org. The project will build off and supplement the public resources on WQA’s websites. The content will explain routes of exposure, potential health risks and water treatment options for drinking water contaminants.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2020
WQRF-funded data collection yields contaminant map
Unprecedented amount of data now available in interactive tool
LISLE, Ill. - A new interactive online map provides a guide for consumers and water treatment specialists who want to learn more about water quality in their region. The map was developed as part of a Water Quality Research Foundation-funded data collection effort that resulted in 10 years of data and upwards of almost 60 million data points, providing very meaningful and statistically significant data for the map.
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WQRF-funded data collection yields contaminant map
Unprecedented amount of data now available in interactive tool
LISLE, Ill. - A new interactive online map provides a guide for consumers and water treatment specialists who want to learn more about water quality in their region. The map was developed as part of a Water Quality Research Foundation-funded data collection effort that resulted in 10 years of data and upwards of almost 60 million data points, providing very meaningful and statistically significant data for the map.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2020
Water Quality Research Foundation selects research team
Study to compare sustainability of POU/POE to centralized treatment in small systems
LISLE, Ill. - The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) selected three researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to carry out its latest research, a sustainability comparison of centralized drinking water treatment to point-of-use (POU) or point-of entry (POE) treatment in small community systems for Safe Drinking Water Act compliance.
In the WQRF study, Drs. Emily Kumpel, David Reckhow, and John Tobiason will be using real-world data to compare the human, environmental, and economic impacts of centralized drinking water treatment to residential POU/POE treatment in small community water systems in the United States. The two-year research project begins this month.
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Water Quality Research Foundation selects research team
Study to compare sustainability of POU/POE to centralized treatment in small systems
LISLE, Ill. - The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) selected three researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to carry out its latest research, a sustainability comparison of centralized drinking water treatment to point-of-use (POU) or point-of entry (POE) treatment in small community systems for Safe Drinking Water Act compliance.
In the WQRF study, Drs. Emily Kumpel, David Reckhow, and John Tobiason will be using real-world data to compare the human, environmental, and economic impacts of centralized drinking water treatment to residential POU/POE treatment in small community water systems in the United States. The two-year research project begins this month.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2019
New WQRF-funded study aims to investigate contaminant occurrence in drinking water
Corona Environmental Consulting is conducting the research
LISLE, Ill. – Corona Environmental Consulting is conducting a state-by-state call for occurrence data regarding contaminants in drinking water for the Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF).
The WQRF-funded Contaminant Occurrence study is led by Dr. Carleigh Samson. Samson and her team at Corona have extensive experience in developing, conducting, presenting, and publishing national drinking water contaminant occurrence studies. The research began in July 2019 and is anticipated for completion in July 2020.
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New WQRF-funded study aims to investigate contaminant occurrence in drinking water
Corona Environmental Consulting is conducting the research
LISLE, Ill. – Corona Environmental Consulting is conducting a state-by-state call for occurrence data regarding contaminants in drinking water for the Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF).
The WQRF-funded Contaminant Occurrence study is led by Dr. Carleigh Samson. Samson and her team at Corona have extensive experience in developing, conducting, presenting, and publishing national drinking water contaminant occurrence studies. The research began in July 2019 and is anticipated for completion in July 2020.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27, 2019
Predictive Modeling study of drinking water emergencies starts July 1
WQRF-funded project also to research how water quality technology can alleviate risks
LISLE, Ill. – Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be studying ways of determining an area’s risk for future drinking water crises and how water quality technology can alleviate those risks in a study funded by the Water Quality Research Foundation Board.
The “Predictive Modeling of U.S. Drinking Water Emergencies” study by Drs. Yin Wang and Junhong Chen will begin July 1, 2019, and is expected to run through 2020.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2019
WQRF OKs two new research project concepts
Task forces will develop requests for proposals and vet the proposals
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation has approved two new research project concepts to begin request for proposal (RFP) development.
Task Forces will be recruited in the coming months for each of the two new concepts, with their first task to develop an RFP and then vet the proposals received. The RFP development and proposal vetting takes approximately six to 12 months, depending on the project’s complexity. The WQRF Board of Directors then will give final approval for the research to move forward with researcher as recommended by the task force.
The proposed projects:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2019
WQRF-funded research demonstrates cost savings of using filtration to reduce health risks
Research has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journal
LISLE, Ill. –A Water Quality Research Foundation-funded study showing the economic benefits of using point-of-use devices to reduce health risks in drinking water has been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
“This is powerful data in terms of cost to society from a drinking water crisis,” said Kim Redden, WQRF Foundation Relations and Research Manager. “Having WQRF’s research validated in this way brings even more credibility to the water quality industry and the solutions it provides.”Read more . . .
WQRF-funded research demonstrates cost savings of using filtration to reduce health risks
Research has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journal
LISLE, Ill. –A Water Quality Research Foundation-funded study showing the economic benefits of using point-of-use devices to reduce health risks in drinking water has been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
“This is powerful data in terms of cost to society from a drinking water crisis,” said Kim Redden, WQRF Foundation Relations and Research Manager. “Having WQRF’s research validated in this way brings even more credibility to the water quality industry and the solutions it provides.”Read more . . .
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2018
Purdue researcher named 2018 Grant Award recipient
WQRF grant will fund research into efficient mitigation of emerging water contaminants
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) has named Dr. George Zhou of Purdue University the recipient of its 2018 Grant Award.
Zhou, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental and Ecological Engineering at the West Lafayette, Ind., university, is conducting research that will provide performance data on removal efficiencies of representative emerging contaminants and new knowledge on the effects of water quality on the performance of point-of-use systems. Read more..
Purdue researcher named 2018 Grant Award recipient
WQRF grant will fund research into efficient mitigation of emerging water contaminants
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) has named Dr. George Zhou of Purdue University the recipient of its 2018 Grant Award.
Zhou, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental and Ecological Engineering at the West Lafayette, Ind., university, is conducting research that will provide performance data on removal efficiencies of representative emerging contaminants and new knowledge on the effects of water quality on the performance of point-of-use systems. Read more..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2017
WQRF to conduct major benchmarking study
Research to look at emerging water scale prevention technologies
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Virginia Tech University for a major research project to benchmark the performance of emerging scale prevention technologies.
“This is an important study that will benefit the consumers as well as the water treatment industry,” said WQRF President Ned Jones. “The study will develop a process that any manufacturer will be able to use to test their products.” Read more...
WQRF to conduct major benchmarking study
Research to look at emerging water scale prevention technologies
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Virginia Tech University for a major research project to benchmark the performance of emerging scale prevention technologies.
“This is an important study that will benefit the consumers as well as the water treatment industry,” said WQRF President Ned Jones. “The study will develop a process that any manufacturer will be able to use to test their products.” Read more...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2016
WQRF announces new research grant
Opportunities to benefit the water treatment industry and consumers
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) today announced a new program to provide more timely and effective support for research projects that directly impact members of the Water Quality Association as well as consumers.
Beginning in 2017, WQRF will seek proposals for research projects that support the Foundation’s research agenda topics: Final Barrier and Emerging Contaminants. Read more...
WQRF announces new research grant
Opportunities to benefit the water treatment industry and consumers
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF) today announced a new program to provide more timely and effective support for research projects that directly impact members of the Water Quality Association as well as consumers.
Beginning in 2017, WQRF will seek proposals for research projects that support the Foundation’s research agenda topics: Final Barrier and Emerging Contaminants. Read more...