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This digital collection features a broad spectrum of materials related to water quality, testing, and analysis, including advertisements, museum objects, oral history interviews, photographs, and print materials. Other subjects represented in the collection include distillation and filtration, water-power, water-hardness and softening, and the extraction of magnesium from seawater.

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  • Corporations132
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  • Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600112
  • Dearborn Chemical Company96
  • Dow Chemical Company26
  • C. & C. Photo Service21
  • Whipple, George Chandler, 1866-192421
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  • 2 items
    Vessels (Containers), Implements, utensils, etc.

    Tasita filter holder

    • Keystone funnel
    • 2016

    A: Blue plastic funnel with B: cap used to hold filter paper. Funnel is designed to fit on two 2-liter soda bottles (with cap on) or on the top of a jerrycan (without cap).

    In 2016 Dr. Theresa Dankovish's company,…

    • Manufacturer Folia Water
    • Subject Water--Purification, Water filters
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with James Feeney

    • 2014-Mar-07

    James Feeney grew up in Philadelphia and earned degrees in chemical engineering and biological sciences. He became a remedial project manager for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Ambler asbestos piles…

    • Interviewee Feeney, James J.
    • Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
    • Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
    • Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Feeney, James, 1969-, Waterways, Water quality
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Susan Curry

    • 2013-Dec-20

    Susan Curry moved to Ambler, Pennsylvania in 1998. Wanting to live sustainably, she joined Alliance for a Sustainable Future, took a master's degree in environmental studies and psychology, and joined the newly founded…

    • Interviewee Curry, Susan M.
    • Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
    • Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
    • Subject Women in science, Asbestos, Environmental sciences, Community development--Environmental aspects, Asbestos abatement, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Curry, Susan, Water quality, Water--Pollution
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Robert Adams

    • 2013-Nov-22

    Robert Adams grew up in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, always interested in the outdoors. As a student at the Ambler campus of Temple University with a major in urban studies and environmental science, he became familiar with…

    • Interviewee Adams, Robert, 1953-
    • Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
    • Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
    • Subject Adams, Robert, 1953-, Pennsylvania--Ambler, Asbestos, Asbestosis, Asbestosis--Research, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Watersheds, Water quality
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp

    • 2012-Apr-03 – 2012-Apr-04

    Penelope Fenner-Crisp grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of two children. Her father changed jobs frequently; her mother was a housewife until Fenner-Crisp was nearly through high school. The family all…

    • Interviewee Fenner-Crisp, Penelope A., 1939-
    • Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hunter, Sarah L., 1985
    • Subject Fenner-Crisp, Penelope A., 1939-, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Neurotoxic agents, Women in Science & Engineering (Organization), Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (United States), Pesticides, Hazardous substances, Design for the Environment Program (U.S.), Chemicals--Law and legislation, Women in science, Toxicologists, Drinking water, Drinking water--Contamination
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Victor J. Kimm

    • 2011-Feb-03

    This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.

    Victor J. Kimm…

    • Interviewee Kimm, Victor J., 1934-
    • Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
    • Subject Kimm, Victor J., 1934-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 (United States)
  • Vessels (Containers), Implements, utensils, etc.

    LifeStraw personal water filter

    • 2007

    Plastic tube with purple flip cap. Hollow fibers inside tube filters contaminants from water. Purple string attached to one end of tube.

    LifeStraw is a personal and mobile water purification tool developed as a…

    • Manufacturer Vestergaard Frandsen
    • Subject Water--Purification, Water filters
  • Photograph of Kathryn C. Hach-Darrow
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    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Kathryn C. Hach-Darrow

    • 2002-Jul-20 (First session)
    • 2003-Oct-02 (Second session)
    • 2004-Feb-08 (Third session)

    Kathryn C. Hach-Darrow begins the interview with anecdotes of Clifford C. Hach as a young, inquisitive child growing up on a farm and the effects of the Great Depression on the Hach family. Despite financial…

    • Interviewee Hach-Darrow, Kathryn C., 1922-2020
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Daemmrich, Arthur
    • Subject Women in science, Hach-Darrow, Kathryn C., 1922-2020, Couple-owned business enterprises, Water--Analysis, Businesswomen, Women-owned business enterprises, Water--Hardness
  • 15 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Robert E. Finnigan

    • 2001-Dec-04

    Robert E. Finnigan begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood years in Snyder, New York. Finnigan developed an interest in military service and science while reading The Dave Darrin Series about…

    • Interviewee Finnigan, Robert E., 1927-
    • Interviewer Brock, David C.
    • Subject Electrical engineers, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Mass spectrometry, Electrical engineering, Quadrupoles, Electronic Associates, Finnigan Corporation, Finnigan, Robert E., 1927-, Gas chromatography--Instruments, Water--Analysis
  • 15 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history with Isabella and Jerome Karle

    • 1987-Feb-26 (First session)
    • 1987-Jun-15 (Second session)
    • 1987-Sep-09 (Third session)

    Isabella and Jerome Karle met while both were pursuing doctorates in physical chemistry under Professor Lawrence Brockway at the University of Michigan. After earning their degrees (and marrying), they worked on the…

    • Interviewee Karle, Jerome, Karle, Isabella, 1921-2017
    • Interviewer Bohning, James J., Van Keuren, David
    • Subject Women in science, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Crystallographers, Karle, Jerome, Chemists, Women chemists, Chemists--Biography, Nobel Prize winners, Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.), Karle, Isabella, 1921-2017, Water--Fluoridation
  • 2 items
    Press releases

    Beckman Offers Glass Flow Through Cells for Conductivity Measurements

    • 1981-May-15

    The press release announces the specifications for Type CEL-D and Type CEL-JD Conductivity Cells.

    • Author Eastman, Elke
    • Subject Water--Purification, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electric conductivity--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Condensers (Steam)--Testing
  • Photographs

    Water testing at Environmental Protection Agency facility

    • 1970s

    General view of an unidentified female employee pouring a water sample into the tray of a Perkin-Elmer Autosampler at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laboratory facility located in Edison, New Jersey. Per…

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Water, Women employees, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Atomizers, Laboratories
  • Photographs

    Wilson Walker at work in Ohio Department of Health Sanitary Chemistry Laboratory

    • 1970s

    General view of Wilson Walker, Chief Chemist at the Ohio Department of Health's Sanitary Chemistry Laboratory, injecting a sample of drinking water into the cylinder of a Perkin-Elmer Heated Graphite Atomizer (HGA). Per…

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemists, Corporations, African Americans, Water-supply--Testing, Atomizers, Laboratories, Water, Walker, Wilson
  • Photographs

    Beckman Microtox Recorder and Model 2055 Monitor, with operator manipulating a sample

    • Circa 1979

    Beckman's Microtox Acute Water Toxicity Monitor debuted in 1979.

    • Photographer Karjalas' Photo Vision
    • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Water quality--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Water quality management
  • Photographs

    Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption spectrophotometer in use at Calgon Water Management laboratory

    • 1970s

    General view of a Perkin-Elmer Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer in use at a Calgon Water Management laboratory facility. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the spectrophotometer is equipped with a…

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Water, Laboratories, Water-supply--Testing
  • Photographs

    Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption spectrophotometer in use at Detroit Edison Company

    • 1970s

    General view of employee Jack Guillaumin (right) and an unidentified chemist reviewing the results of an analysis conducted by a Perkin-Elmer Model 306 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer in a laboratory at the Detroit…

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Detroit Edison Company, Corporations, Water, Atomizers, Laboratories
  • Photographs

    Beckman Microtox Recorder

    • 1979

    This recorder was used with Beckman's Microtox Acute Water Toxicity Monitor.

    • Photographer Karjalas' Photo Vision
    • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Water quality--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Water quality management
  • Photographs

    Perkin-Elmer instruments in use at Calgon Water Management laboratory

    • 1970s

    General view of an unidentified employee operating a Perkin-Elmer Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer with a heated graphite atomizer (HGA) attachment in use at a Calgon Water Management laboratory facility. Per…

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Water, Women employees, Atomizers, Laboratories
  • Photographs

    Perkin-Elmer gas chromatograph in use at EPA laboratory

    • 1970s

    General view of an unidentified chemist operating a Perkin-Elmer gas chromatograph in an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region II laboratory located in Edison, New Jersey. Per notations accompanying the…

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemists, Corporations, Gas chromatography, Water, Gas chromatography--Instruments
  • Photographs

    Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption spectrophotometer in use at Bureau of Water Supply

    • 1970s

    General view of laboratory technician Richard Thomson preparing water samples for testing at the New York City Bureau of Water Supply's Ben Nesin Laboratory. Per notations accompanying the photograph, a Perkin-Elmer…

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Corporations, Water, Laboratories, Water-supply--Testing
  • Photographs

    Beckman Microtox Model 2055 Acute Water Toxicity Monitor

    • Circa 1979

    Beckman's Microtox Acute Water Toxicity Monitor debuted in 1979.

    • Photographer Karjalas' Photo Vision
    • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Water quality--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Water quality management
  • Photographs

    Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Calgon Water Management laboratory

    • 1970s

    General view of a Perkin-Elmer Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer in use at a Calgon Water Management laboratory facility. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the spectrophotometer is being used to characterize…

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Corporations, Water, Women employees, Spectrophotometry
  • Photographs

    Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Calgon Water Management laboratory

    • 1970s

    General view of a Perkin-Elmer Model 337 Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer in use at a Calgon Water Management laboratory facility. The female technician visible in the photograph is unidentified.

    • Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
    • Subject Water--Testing, Employees, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Corporations, Water, Women employees
  • 3 items
    Press releases

    Beckman Develops Instruments to Monitor Life-Support and Electrical Systems on NASA Space Shuttle

    • 1978-Oct-23

    The press release discusses a carbon dioxide sensor and water purity sensor planned to fly on the Space Shuttle Orbiter in the early 1980s.

    • Author Eastman, Elke
    • Subject Water--Purification, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Space shuttles--Design and construction, Atmospheric carbon dioxide, Space shuttles--Safety measures, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
  • 4 items
    Artifacts

    Clean Water

    • 1972

    A white game box decorated with a stylized illustration of the game title. The box contains gameplay instructions, 1 game board, a stack of paper play money, 4 plastic player tokens, 1 plastic die, 1 overpopulation…

    • Publisher Urban Systems, Inc.
    • Subject Board games, Environmental protection--Study and teaching, Environmental protection, Water quality, Watersheds--Protection, Water--Pollution, Pollution
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