Partners with the Water Environment Federation and the International Water Association to Help Protect and Safeguard Water Quality Globally

BEIJING -- October 18, 2007 -- PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today announced its partnership with the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) and the International Water Association’s (IWA) World Water Monitoring Day™ (WWMD) during the Beijing Conference and Exhibition on Instrumental Analysis (BCEIA) in Beijing. This partnership and other strategic alliances are a vital part of the company’s newly launched EcoAnalytixTM initiative, a program dedicated to improving and protecting the global ecosystem.  

WWMD is an international outreach program that builds global public awareness of and involvement in protecting water resources by engaging community members to perform basic monitoring tests of local rivers, streams, estuaries and other bodies of water.  In 2006, the WWMD program resulted in monitoring water quality at 3,900 sites in 39 countries.

“As a global leader in environmental measurement solutions, PerkinElmer’s partnership with WEF supports their objective to have 1 million plus participants in World Water Monitoring Day by 2012,” said Dick Begley, President, PerkinElmer Analytical Sciences.  “Water is one of the most valuable resources we have and we are proud to offer our support and global reach in an effort to support water testing at the local level and safeguard this valuable resource.”

In addition to facilitating WWMD outreach, PerkinElmer will also provide its thought leadership to the WWMD Steering Committee, to develop short and long term goals as well as technical expertise for the monitoring kit. 

“We are excited to partner with a company that not only has a high level of water analysis expertise but also shares WEF’s dedication to protecting our global water resources," said WEF Executive Director Bill Bertera. "PerkinElmer is a wonderful complement to the World Water Monitoring Day program and I believe our partnership will help us achieve greater international awareness of the importance of clean water."

To implement the program on a global basis, WEF coordinates the program with the International Water Association (IWA). “Along with WEF and PerkinElmer, we can create a global water corps of committed and action-oriented people helping to educate society about clean water, its use and value,” said Darren Saywell, Development Director for the IWA. 
Originating as a national event, the program was founded in 2002 in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act which is recognized as a milestone in efforts to restore and protect U.S. water resources. To expand its reach, World Water Monitoring Day became an international program in 2003.  Since then it has become a global program with 52 countries thus far participating in 2007.

Citizens monitor their local water for a core set of water quality parameters including temperature, acidity (pH), clarity/turbidity and dissolved oxygen (DO) and report their data to the WEF.  The data is compiled to provide a snapshot of the world’s water resources.  

Other sponsors include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey, CH2M HILL, Smithfield Foods and ITT Corporation.

For more information about WWMD visit www.worldwatermonitoringday.org.

For more information about the PerkinElmer EcoAnalytix initiative visit www.perkinelmer.com/ecoanalytix.    

About EcoAnalytix
The EcoAnalytix initiative is a collaborative problem-solving approach that creates application-based solutions that contribute to a healthier ecosystem worldwide.  Through partnerships and collaborations that support local, regional and global initiatives, this business leverages PerkinElmer’s core technologies, application capabilities, global reach, and thought leadership to improve business ecosystems.

About WEF
Formed in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 32,000 individual members and 80 affiliated Member Associations representing an additional 50,000 water quality professionals throughout the world. WEF and its member associations proudly work to achieve the mission of preserving and enhancing the global water environment.

About IWA
The International Water Association (IWA) is a global network of water professionals, spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle.  There are 10,000 individual and 400 corporate members, spread across 130 countries.  The IWA’s vision is to connect water professionals worldwide to lead the development of effective and sustainable approaches to water management. 

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