Water Science Articles

Learn why pH matters in drinking water, how to test it, and what to do if it’s too high or low. Protect your plumbing, health, and water quality.

The basics of where your water comes from—from groundwater and surfacewater to rainwater supplies—along with pollution risks

Corrosion and scaling. What are they? How are they related? And what can you do to prevent expensive failures in your water pipes and fixtures?

A guide to everything you need to know about water hardness, total dissolved solids (TDS), pH, and alkalinity

There are thousands of acronyms used by the EPA, water engineers, and public health practitioners. This article provides clarity on important water-related acronyms

An in-depth guide detailing how the Tap Score algorithm evaluates the potential health, aesthetic, and plumbing effects of your water sample

Does water quality impact fruits and vegetables? A guide to understanding the relationship between your garden and your tap water, and how lab testing can help

Laboratory certification in the water quality industry is as important as it is confusing. Here we try to disentangle the many threads of laboratory accreditation and certification so that you...