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While this site deals mainly with products designed to test for the presence of dissolved arsenic in drinking water,
health officials and water professionals suggest testing for a lot more than just arsenic.
Other suggested water parameters for testing include, but are not limited to,
chlorine, bacteria,
lead, copper,
iron, hardness,
manganese, etc. Below you will find the most recent postings on the Water Testing Blog, a site
dedicated to providing useful information about water quality and water quality testing.
-- Blue baby syndrome. A very good reason to test the water coming up from your well for nitrates. Blue baby syndrome can also be caused by Methemoglobinemia. It is believed to be caused by high nitrate contamination in ground water resulting in decreased oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin in babies leading to death. The groundwater [...]... 09/05/2010 | read more here
-- Many people vastly underestimate the probability that unwanted contaminants could somehow get into their water supply. Not only does it stand to reason that drinking water contamination could occur, it stands to reason that more people need to face the facts that it already has occurred in a number of places all around the world. [...]... 09/05/2010 | read more here
-- We often get asked if people who have city/town water ought to test their drinking water from time to time. If you live in the city of Edgewood, Iowa, you no longer have to ask that question. While the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says they do not believe any dangerous water safety issues avoided [...]... 09/03/2010 | read more here
-- Back in the month of June resident of Alberta, Canada with his own ‘news’ blog did his community a great service by posting an article warning people that scam artists had targeted neighbors. Apparently, a fly-by-night, or otherwise not-so-ethical organization, left small bags containing water sampling kits on people’s doors and has now started making [...]... 09/02/2010 | read more here
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