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Heterotrophic Plate Count Testing: Tips and Considerations for Monitoring Water Quality

As a lab manager, you know how important it is to guarantee your clients' water safety. That's why heterotrophic plate …

| Sep 01, 2021

Closing buildings during the pandemic helped protect occupants from COVID-19, but it also heightened the risk of Legionella pneumophila growth. …

| May 21, 2021

Water utilities currently lack national guidance on how to monitor their systems for Legionella pneumophila, the species that the National …

| May 14, 2021

Goal setting can help prepare your lab for success in 2021. As a lab manager, you are the guiding force …

| Jan 25, 2021

It's 10 a.m. on a Monday when you notice smoke coming from a thermoreactor used for testing water samples. Not …

| Dec 18, 2020

The pandemic has certainly created challenges for water lab managers, but these challenges can lead to personal and professional …

| Sep 25, 2020

As businesses nationwide reopen amid ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks, many leaders are wondering how to best protect workplace safety when resuming …

| Jul 31, 2020

Water main break rates jumped 27% from 2012 to 2018, according to comprehensive survey data from

| May 05, 2020

Spikes in absenteeism. Supply chain disruptions. Economic recession. These are just some of the potential problems COVID-19 spells for water …

| Apr 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping the globe, shuttering many businesses in its path. Those carrying out essential functions, like your …

| Apr 15, 2020

Of all the challenges that come with being a water lab manager, maintaining productivity through the busy holiday season certainly …

| Dec 27, 2019

The busy water testing season is behind us. During the slow season, it's tempting to sit back and relax. Sure, …

| Dec 10, 2019