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His research papers have become go-to resources for disaster response groups. The Water Research Foundation recently published guidance authored by Whelton<\/a> for public drinking water system staff to follow in the aftermath of a wildfire. The guidance was sponsored by four water utilities in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reporters also regularly come to Whelton with questions on how wildfires impact drinking water systems. Whelton\u2019s comments in relation to the LA wildfires have appeared in stories by the Associated Press<\/a>, Washington Post<\/a>, The New York Times<\/a>, NBC News<\/a>, NPR<\/a>, Wired<\/a> and many others in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more about Whelton\u2019s work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purdue University is a public research university leading with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities in the United States, Purdue discovers, disseminates and deploys knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 107,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, locations and modalities, including more than 58,000 at our main campus in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue\u2019s main campus has frozen tuition 13 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap \u2014 including its comprehensive urban expansion, the Mitch Daniels School of Business, Purdue Computes and the One Health initiative \u2014 at https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/president\/strategic-initiatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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