2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence
Category
Print > Feature Series > Upper Midwest
Awarded to
Lauren Del Ciello, Managing Editor; Robin McCartney, Designer
Entry details
Special Report: A Look at Lead
Issue or publication date: May 2019, June 2019, September 2019
Publication name: Water Quality Products
Publishing company: Scranton Gillette Communications
Website home page: www.wqpmag.com
Please describe the publication's mission and readership:
Water Quality Products provides editorial content and information to water treatment professionals who maintain water quality for residential and commercial applications. Subscribers include dealers, retailers, contractors, distributors, plumbers, bottled water dealers, and manufacturers/suppliers of point-of-use and point-of-entry treatment products. Water Quality Products aims to provide quality and timely information to help these professionals do their jobs more effectively while educating them on the latest technology.
Please describe the enterprising work that went into this entry and its significance or impact on readers:
April 25, 2019, marked the five-year anniversary since the city of Flint, Mich., switched from Detroit's water supply to the Flint River, which ultimately led to a public health crisis known as the Flint Water Crisis. Launched in conjunction with the anniversary, this three-part article series reflected on the impact of the water crisis nationally and in the water treatment industry as a whole. The first part of the series investigates the state of lead contamination in drinking water across the country. The second part drills down on a specific case study in the state of Indiana. The final part pulls the series together by exploring new treatment technologies developed in the past five years and stresses the importance of product certification. The entire series educated readers on the state of U.S. infrastructure and lead in drinking water since Flint drew national attention to these issues five years ago. The series also offers actionable solutions and highlights progress the industry has made in recent years through research into national and state standards, as well as a diverse range of interviews from respected researchers and water treatment industry experts.
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Special Report: A Look at Lead
Category
Print > Feature Series > Upper Midwest
Description
Publication name:
Water Quality Products
Company:
Scranton Gillette Communications
Winner Status
- Regional Silver Award
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