Healthy Living
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
How to test your drinking water
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- Underwriters Laboratories (uldrinkwell.com)
will test your water for everything from fecal bacteria to
industrial pollutants and get the results to you in about a week.
Prices range from $30 for a mercury test to $500 for a
94-contaminant screening.
- The Water Quality Association (wqa.org) has an
interactive “Diagnose Your Drinking Water” tool on its site that
will help you figure out why your tap water smells like rotten
eggs, tastes like salt, or spots your glasses. It will then offer
advice on treating the problem.
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- Home test kits, such as PurTest (purtest.com)
and Watersafe (watersafetestkits.com) can identify
lead, arsenic, pesticides, and bacteria. The kits sell for $20 to
$45.
- The International Bottled Water Association
(bottledwater.org) lists bottled-water companies that adhere to the
organization’s Model Code.
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Posted by Judy Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:19am PDT
i used a lot of water each day and one thing i can tell you is water keeps the fat of my body , it helps keep my skin clean why did i say that is because i am a mother of 5 children ages ranges from 29-12 and my size is normal for a 43 year old woman, i do not drink juice ,soda or no type of sweet liquid ,sweet liquids helps contribute to obesity, if i have to drink alcohal i will not drinks beers i will drink straight scotch it keeps my stomach flat so try my remedy and you will see. foxy
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Posted by FL Enginerd Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:00pm PDT
I am a water engineer for a water authority and there is nothing wrong with your tap water. They have to adhere to strict codes that are more stringent than what bottle water companies have to adhere. My advice is that if you do get a smell it is because of transmission and demand issues. Get a PUR filter on your faucet for taste and odor problems. That's it - problem solved!!!!
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Posted by CarolB Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:27pm PDT
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has set standards on the minimum and maximum amount of contaminants allowed in drinking water. Therefore, there is a certain amount of contaminants in water and with the onslaught of chemicals dumped into our lakes and in surface water the city filtration systems have a full time job. I do not like to buy bottled water for environmental issues such as adding more plastic to landfills, shipping and transporting causing more polution, and petroleum based bottles which are manufactured etc, etc. I use a filtration system on my tap water. For more information about filtered water visit my squidoo lens at http://www.squidoo.com/purewater-cleanair
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