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• Interpreting Your Results

• pH Levels Pertaining to Purified or Distilled Water

• Commonly Asked Questions About Bottled Water Analysis

• Commercial Sampling Instructions

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• Trouble Shooting Bottled Water Complaints (Water Quality Products, October 2001)

• Testing Bottled Water:  Continually Evolving Regulations for D/DBP's (Water Quality Products, September 2001)

• Getting Started in the Bottled Business:  Source Water Development (Water Quality Products, September 2000)

• Getting Started in the Bottled Water Business:  Licensing and Labeling (Water Quality Products, October 2000)

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Real problems have actually occurred based on the following situations.  We have not mentioned any names to protect the innocent.  They have learned their lessons the hard way.

SAMPLE COLLECTION

• Do Not Copy Paperwork

Summer 2001

• Flush, Flush...and Flush Again!
  Discusses need for thoroughly rinsing new lines

Fall 2000

• Hold Your Water - Retaining Samples

Fall 1999

• Latex Gloves - Potential source of contamination

Spring 1999

• Tape on Your Bottles - Potential source of contamination

Spring 1999

• Give Up The Bottle - Importance of quality of bottles used to submit samples

Spring 1999

QUALITY CONTROL

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• Bromide Detection Level

Summer 2001

• Potential Solutions for Minimizing Bromate In Finished Product Water

Spring 2001

• Add Minerals, not Bromide

Spring 2000

• Prevent your Customers from Contaminating your Water

Spring 2000

• Low pH

Spring 2000

• UV Light Housing

Fall 1999

• Leaking Bottles

Summer 1999

• Water Cooler Cleaning

Spring 1999

• MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)

Spring 1999

REGULATORY

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• New Source = New Testing

Summer 2001

• IBWA Member Reminder

Summer 2001

• IBWA Model Code Update

Spring 2001

• Licensing a New Spring Source in New York State (with a borehole)

Fall 2000

• Consumer Confidence & Your Label

Spring 2000

• Attention Texas Bottlers

Spring 2000

• New York's Bottled Water Regulators

Fall 1999

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