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One water testing lab for a large public utility spoke with Currents to share their most common audit dings in ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes a variety of test method procedures for organizations, including water labs that analyze wastewater ...

No matter the business, all processes and operations should be guided by two core principles: accuracy and safety. Implementing quality ...

Method validation and verification might sound similar, but they're actually quite different. Third-party validation confirms a particular method's performance characteristics. ...

Legionellosis includes two disease states: the milder form, called Pontiac fever, and the more deadly form, Legionnaires' disease (LD). The ...

Think back to the last time a state agency or ISO certification body audited your water lab. How did it ...

If your water lab's operations are running smoothly, the last thing on your mind is a freak accident that could ...

Water labs have an important job to do, and without the right people manning the right roles, public health can ...

Your water testing lab has spent weeks preparing for an upcoming audit. You've got your standard operating procedures (SOPs) in ...

With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) beginning to put into effect its safety requirements for agricultural water sources, water ...

Nobody likes a compliance audit. But given the importance of testing water for pathogens, like E. coli and Legionella pneumophila, ...

Certified water lab audits vary by state, despite attempts to establish a national program. A number of states use federal ...