The judge said the council had decided not to order environmental assessments but, at the same time, had ordered water quality testing to ensure pollutants were not contaminating the river.

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He also moved UL into new businesses such as water-quality testing that, while growing nicely, take UL far beyond its original mandate to police things like appliances.

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But Biosensors could also be used for testing water quality and food safety (the toxins produced by food-spoiling bacteria would show up easily).

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Shanghai's water authority is under fire again for its reluctance to release data or its testing methods on water quality, amid public concerns over 16, 000 dead pigs and hundreds of dead carp in waterways in and around the city in recent weeks, notes Caixin.

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For over 20 years now, the Foundation has provided thousands of grants to schools and environmental organizations that promote hands-on environmental education such as gardens in schools, recycling programs, restoring wetlands, planting trees, and testing and monitoring water quality.

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R. 999, is designed to establish uniform criteria for testing, monitoring and notifying the public of beach water quality.

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