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. [...]
West Texas town has badly tainted well water
July 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Chlorine Testing on the Farm
July 12th, 2008 · No Comments
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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Well Water Testing
July 8th, 2008 · No Comments
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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University of Iowa Urges Well Owners to Test Water
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Rachel Gallegos • Iowa City Press-Citizen • June 25, 2008 Residents whose drinking water comes from private wells should have their water tested if their wells were covered by or were close to flood water, according to a news release from the University of Iowa Hygienic Lab.The University Hygienic Lab distributed hundreds of water testing [...]
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