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Collecting raw-water samples from a public water supply pump house in West Virginia

By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center October 2021 (approx.)
A raw-water sample from a public water supply system pipe is pumped into a sampling chamber.
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Collecting raw-water samples from a public water supply system pump house. Water is drawn into a sampling chamber (left) to prevent external contamination of the water. A sonde connected to a handheld display (right) records ancillary parameters like pH, temperature, and dissolved oxygen. This work was conducted as part of a larger effort to assess the occurrence and distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the source waters of public water systems across West Virginia.

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