Underwriters Laboratories Advances Chicago's Knowledge of Drinking Water Safety and...

Underwriters Laboratories Advances Chicago's Knowledge of Drinking Water
Safety and Conservation

Company Sponsors The Field Museum's Water Exhibition

CHICAGO, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world
leader in product safety testing services, today announced its sponsorship of
Water, an exhibition at The Field Museum that focuses on how people use water
and the future of clean water supplies. The exhibition opens on Wednesday,
June 17, and runs through Sunday, September 20.

"UL's Global Water business provides safety testing and certification programs
focused on drinking water and the products and systems that deliver it," said
Jeffrey Smith, General Manager, UL Global Water Business. "This partnership
with The Field Museum raises awareness for safe drinking water globally while
educating consumers on various water quality and quantity issues and the role
UL plays in each of these important areas."

The Water exhibition aims to teach visitors about the importance of Earth's
most vital and fleeting resource, according to The Field Museum. Visitors will
examine how living things adapt to extremes of wet and dry environments, and
learn how human behavior alters precious aquatic ecosystems. People will be
inspired by conservation efforts from around the world and discover what their
families can do to protect and conserve our planet's water. Through hands-on
activities, immersive dioramas and artifacts, Water presents life's essential
element uniting us, surrounding us, and challenging us.

UL understands how children are more vulnerable than any other age group to
the health effects of unclean water. UL has developed a number of educational
efforts focused on teaching children about water quality. Earlier this year,
UL released Wild About Safety(R) Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart(R) Goes Green!,
a classroom edition DVD developed through a partnership between UL and various
units of The Walt Disney Company. Safety Smart Goes Green! teaches children
what they can do to help our environment - our air, our water and our world.

"We all need to do our part to protect the global water supply," said Smith.
"While UL is continually working to enhance and expand its drinking water
testing capabilities and educational outreach, families can contribute by
conserving water use at home and buying water delivery products that are
tested for safety."

UL is a global leader in drinking water quality and safety. The company has
analyzed more than 2 million drinking water samples for thousands of public
and private entities, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). UL tests water for more than 7,000 municipalities and is certified in
48 states and Puerto Rico. The company also is an approved certifier of water
products that meet the criteria of the EPA's WaterSense(SM) program, which
identifies and promotes the use of water-efficient products.

For more information on UL's water programs and services, visit the water
industry section on www.ul.com.

For more information about Water (June 17-September 20) visit fieldmuseum.org
or call 866.FIELD.03.

About Underwriters Laboratories
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent product safety certification
organization that has been testing products and writing Standards for Safety
for over a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products,
components, materials and systems annually with 20 billion UL Marks appearing
on 72,000 manufacturers' products each year. UL's worldwide family of
companies and network of service providers includes 64 laboratory, testing and
certification facilities serving customers in 98 countries. For more
information, visit: http://www.UL.com/newsroom.

SOURCE Underwriters Laboratories

Joe Hirschmugl, Global Media Relations Manager of Underwriters Laboratories,
+1-847-664-1508, Joseph.F.Hirschmugl@us.ul.com; or Chris Suttile of
GolinHarris, +1-312-729-4224, csuttile@golinharris.com, for UL