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Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium-6) Testing in Ontario: Where Can I Get It – And Why It’s Important 

Hexavalent Chromium-6 is a metallic element created from the erosion of chromium deposits or industrial processes. These industrial processes often involve “hot work” like welding stainless steel or using pigments in dyes and plastics.  While other types of chromium are safe for human consumption, chromium-6 is a toxic carcinogen that causes cancer. Prolonged exposure to this toxic substance, whether through inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact, can lead to severe health issues including lung cancer, skin...

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Water Stories To Watch in 2023

As we get settled in the new year, we face a lot of new challenges now than we did just a year ago. Rising inflation, world health, and natural crises are just a few of the challenges we face on a global scale. We are affected by these issues somewhat equally from country to country, and our world water news is nothing different. About 2.3 billion people in the world face water stress, and that...

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What You Need To Know About The New EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories

In June, the United States EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) updated multiple drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the president’s action plan to deliver cleaner water to the country. Not sure what that all means for you? Allow us to break it down a bit further.  What Are Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of human-made chemicals used in a very diverse amount of consumer...

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Petroleum-Based Chemicals – What You Need to Know

Petroleum, like all fossil fuels, primarily consists of a complex mixture of molecules called hydrocarbons. Petrochemical plants convert the components of oil and gas, such as ethane, propane, and more into chemicals like ethylene, propylene, and methanol. Two of the most common petrochemical classes, olefins and aromatics, are the building blocks for plastics, industrial chemicals, agricultural pesticides, and other materials that are harmful to human health and the environment. Petroleum Refineries Petroleum refineries are entities that...

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The Biggest Reasons Why Water Treatment Is A Growing Trend

Just like bell-bottomed pants or Paleo diets, water treatment methods tend to come in and out of vogue over the years. As new trends emerge in health, wellness, and even fashion, the ‘best’ water treatment methods and practices can also shift to align with emerging science and preferences. For example, distilled water, ionized water, and reverse osmosis water have all had their ‘moments’ in recent years, and for various reasons. The one thing that hasn’t...

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Concerned About Your Water? Here's The Water Stories In 2021 To Watch

There are always stories to watch in the business of water quality – from changing environments, policy, and contaminants of public interest – it affects us from a national to local level. Here’s five stories that could affect YOU this year. 1) PFAS Regulation Five to ten years ago, lead was in the headlines everywhere due to the Flint Crisis. While lead piping is still a concern in many municipalities, PFAS contamination is starting to...

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Wildfires Could Impact Southern California Water Quality

From added ash and soot in the ecosystem to fire retardant chemicals and changes in the behavior of snowpack, California wildfires can — and will — have an increasingly noticeable impact on water quality. Roughly 70% of all Californians’ water comes from the mountains (the Sierra Nevada), where fires can impact the water supply there as well as downstream, especially as the frequency and intensity of wildfires increases.  For example, if fires burn hot enough...

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PFAS Water Contamination in Ontario

In addition to water scarcity, more attention is being called to water quality in Southern California, and at a national level. A growing concern for Southern California, PFAS water contamination impacts residents from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, which have all been tested to show levels of PFAS in the water.  These elevated levels have been detected in municipal water, well water, and surface water sources ranging from Santa Clarita to Yorba Linda. With most...

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2017 Brought Numerous Challenges to Culligan Cares

2017 was a crazy year for disasters, aided by an angry mother nature that saw major hurricanes in Florida and the Gulf Coast, to wild fires in California. All of it affects the way people use and consume water. Culligan Cares was there to help! In February, Culligan Cares collaborated with the Water Well Trust to raise money for families that do not have access to clean water. The first well project was for a...