Water quality testing blog

The water supply of over 2 million Californians has been exposed to harmful levels of nitrates over the past 15 years, a period marked by lax regulatory efforts to contain the colorless and odorless contaminant, a California Watch investigation has found. Read the shocking story in today’s San Francisco Chronicle.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In the first ecological study of its kind in the world, a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher has uncovered the unique finding that groundwater and airborne manganese in North Carolina correlates with cancer mortality at the county level. The study found that groundwater manganese appears to be positively associated with [...]

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The residents of Midland, Texas are battling well water contaminated with hexavalent chromium, a known human carcinogen. It’s the same carcinogen found in Hinkley, California’s water that environmental activist Erin Brockovich successfully fought. The potable water is testing at extremly high levels.   Here’s a link to the story and another link to the Daily Kos blog post. [...]

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Elevated arsenic levels in Webster(NY) wells have homeowners concerned.

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The first water quality test kit that lives up to its name, The Complete Home Water Quality Test Kit (481199) tests 13 common water parameters for only $24.99!

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Another study highlighting the importance of regular well water testing, especially with newborns. ScienceDaily (May 28, 2009) — Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The recommendations call for annual well testing, especially for nitrate and microorganisms [...]

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This month’s edition of Water Quality Products has an informative article about when, where and how to test well water. Written by Marianne Metzger with National Testing Labs, it should be required reading for anyone testing well water. Read Testing: Onsite, Laboratory or Both?

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The majority of farms draw the water used to irrigate their fields from wells so WHY would they ever need to test for the presence of chlorine? Simple: Every once in a while those wells might get ‘shocked’ with an oxidizer such as chlorine in response to unforeseen events such as regional flooding or the contamination of nearby [...]

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Owning a well implies responsibility for the quality of the water coming from the well.  Water professionals suggest that well owners have their water tested by a certified laboratory at least once a year or any time a shift in taste, color or odor occurs.  That does NOT mean, however, that well owners ought to let their guard [...]

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