Back to the Basics, Part 1   Water Quality Products May 2002   Jeff Roseman, CWS-1, Aqua Ion Plus+ Technologies
Basic water chemistry, terminology and applications can be very complicated and not seem so basic to individuals without a chemistry background. This series of articles will help shed light on the chemistry of water and the mysteries that it can contain, plus explain the technologies used to treat water so the purchaser can make an educated attempt to find the right solution for a particular application. There are no cut-and-dry formulas for water treatment and certainly no cure-all for every application or problem, but with an understanding of how water works and the technologies developed to treat water, a person can utilize his resources to come up with solutions for his particular need or application.
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Making the Sale Using Certification to American National Standards   Water Quality Products March 2002   By Tom Bruursema, NSF
Dealers of drinking water treatment systems today enjoy a growing market of opportunity. However, accompanying this growth is increasing competition, a tightening economy and a far more informed consumer. All of these require dealers to find better ways to differentiate their products and services.

Certification Breaks Tough Competition   Water Quality Products September 2000   Wendi Hope King
As Dotcom companies come and go faster than we can click the mouse to catch them, more and more employees of these companies are looking for more than just good pay—they seek what will benefit them in the future and, likely, at other companies.

Professional Certification: Get Current. Get Competitive. Get Certified!   Water Quality Products September 2000   Dr. Judith A. Grove
Today, many young people choose their jobs for the training and experience they can receive, not just for money.

Business, Skills Training Are Never Ending   Water Quality Products March 2000   G.A. "Andy" Marken
The rapid changes in technology are so prolific that it has forced us to become life-long learners. Rather than a rigidly structured process, learning is becoming a self-directed process.

WQA Announces an Alternative Program for Product Certifications to the ANSI/NSF Standards for Drinking Water Treatment Units   Water Quality Products August 1997   by Joseph Harrison
Following requests from industry members to provide an alternative option for product certifications, the Water Quality Association (WQA) has entered into an agreement for this purpose with Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) of Northbrook, Illinois.

Professional Certification   Water Quality Products June 1997   By Judy Grove, WQA
If we, as an industry, actively promote ourselves as professionals with a legitimate body of knowledge, represented by WQA's Professional Certification Program and WQA training programs, consumers will come to see us as authorities to whom they can turn.

The Development of Certification Policies   Water Quality Products March 1997   by Nancy Culotta
A discussion of the process through which a concept goes before it becomes a certification program policy.