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March 21st, 2013 · Comments Off

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Elevated levels of Arsenic found in Wisconsin ground water

November 26th, 2012 · Comments Off

Inorganic Arsenic made the news last week in parts of Wisconsin. Homeowners with private wells in parts of Shawano County were advised to test their water for arsenic. If you’re concerned about Arsenic contamination in groundwater we offer a quick and affordable solution. Before shipping a water sample to a costly certified lab, test the [...]

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West Texas town has badly tainted well water

July 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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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Chlorine Testing on the Farm

July 12th, 2008 · Comments Off

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 · Comments Off

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 · Comments Off

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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