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Fairfax County lab monitors 260 contaminants, tracks nutrients and E. coli
Summary
A narrated tour of the Norman M. Cole Water Recycling Facility in Fairfax County described how its accredited laboratory analyzes about 260 contaminants — from heavy metals to nutrients — runs daily E. coli tests to protect public health, and is partnering with the U.S. Geological Survey to monitor roughly 20 surface-water sites across the county.
A narrated tour of the Norman M. Cole Water Recycling Facility in Fairfax County described the laboratory’s scope and its role in protecting surface water and public health.
The recording said the lab is accredited to analyze about 260 contaminants ranging from ammonia and cyanide to heavy metals such as copper, chromium, cadmium, lead and arsenic. It also described daily tests for E. coli, routine nutrient monitoring (primarily nitrogen and phosphorus) and instruments that can analyze multiple inorganic elements in a single run.
The lab’s work, the tour said, is split by function: one area focuses on pollutants that affect surface water and another on heavy metals and organic pollutants. The…
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