Several changes are in the works at the Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF). From new approaches to research, to a new strategic plan, WQRF is advancing research on behalf of the water treatment industry. Also, for the first time, a WQRF education track was included at the Water Quality Association (WQA) Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas. All of these changes are giving water treatment professionals new ways to take advantage of what the research offers.
2020 Research Grant for Public Awareness
The 2020 Research Grant is the first time the WQRF has funded a project specifically for the research agenda category of “public awareness.” The project objective is to address public awareness by increasing knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about point-of-use (POU)/point-of-entry (POE) through creation of user-friendly, web-based educational materials for WQRF.org. The project will build off and supplement the public resources on the Water Quality Association’s (WQA) websites (WQA.org and BetterWaterToday.org). The content will explain routes of exposure, potential health risks and water treatment options for drinking water contaminants. The goal is to gather data, such as site visits and page views, that can be used to determine future outreach efforts.
Two Projects Enter Second Phase of Work
The Contaminant Occurrence project has begun a second phase of work to broaden the database with 99 new analytes, so now the database would have all primary and secondary...
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