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Evanston Water Quality: Chromium and Other Chemical Testing

The Chicago Tribune recently published two articles, "Toxic chromium found in Chicago drinking water," August 6, 2011 and  "Odd chemicals turn up in drinking water," August 6, 2011, pertaining to two separate water quality issues. The first was a follow up on... Continue

Chromium in Evanston's Water Has Always Been Below Detection Level

The City of Evanston's Water Division has annually tested for total chromium in their drinking water since 1979. However, Underwriter’s Laboratory, the nationally recognized water quality laboratory utilized by Evanston for this type of water analysis, only has equipment capable of... Continue