How to test your water supply for contaminants and impurities
Regular water testing is recommended to reduce the risk of consuming contaminated water. Many contaminants are not detected by the senses. Even if contamination can be detected by color, smell, or taste, only a laboratory test can tell you the quantity of contaminant actually present. Testing should always be done by a reputable or certified laboratory. Prior to sending in your water sample, determine what you want your water tested for. Contact the laboratory to find out how to take a proper water sample. Remember, there are thousands of substances that can contaminate your water, and they all have slightly different chemical behavior. Proper sampling and handling for one type of contaminant may cause erroneous results for other types of contaminants.
Once you have the laboratory results in hand, make sure you understand the numbers. If you don’t fully understand the results, don’t assume anything. The testing laboratory will be able to answer any questions you may have regarding your test results. Understanding the laboratory results will help you select the best and most economical water treatment system. Sometimes just a single piece of equipment, such as an AC filter, is all that is necessary to treat the problem. Other times you may need completely different equipment or possibly a combination of equipment. It all depends on the type and amount of contaminants present in your water.
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Article: The State of Earth’s Water
Here is a little excerpt from the famous chemist Ira Remsen it was written in 1900 The purest water found in nature is rain-water, particularly that which falls after it has rained for some time. That which first falls always contains impurities from the air. The Elements of Chemistry. By Ira Remsen1900. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Additional Ira Remsen related articles: See.. “Nitric Acid Reacts’ on Pants” (humorous anecdote) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Isn’t it amazing! The simplicity in which nature provides the most purified drinking water? Nature teaches us through the example of distillation, our way to assure the ability to purify any water source.
What a different world we live in today as the industrialization of many nations has filled the air with so many impurities. How long and how heavy it would have to rain with our present atmosphere to wash out all of the impurities before the facilitation of safe water would begin? Talk to your friends and neighbors about distillation and bring back basic chemistry to our daily dialogue. Don’t rely on the media to educate us in what should be common knowledge. The media has become a tool in the commercial driven mass distribution of opinions, personalities, and social interaction with an emphisis on emotional stimulation and response. Popularity has replaced principle.
From… The National Water Program “Supply & Composition” The health and livelihood of Americans depends on the availability of a safe drinking water supply. In some portions of the nation drinking water is a scarce resource, while in other areas abundant water supplies are available. Community water systems now supply drinking water to over 80 percent of the U.S. population. Other citizens drink water from private sources, mostly wells. Increasing water demands from a growing population, economic expansion and increasing use per capita mean that we need to emphasize the wise use, proper management and protection of this resource. (NO MENTION OF community water systems and the dangers of fluoride)
Importance of Drinking Water to Human Health (The National Water Program)
Both community and private sources of drinking water are susceptible to a myriad of chemical contaminants, biological pollutants and nuisance water problems that may vary depending on site conditions and other factors. Some of the more common chemical pollutants include pesticides, fertilizers, petroleum products, and industrial solvents. Some problem organisms, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and algae, cause nuisance problems with taste and odor while others are potential pathogens. (NO MENTION OF A SOLUTION, admin) Threats to drinking water quality come from animal and plant production agriculture, industrial activities and even activities around our businesses, residences, recreational areas and transportation systems. Many U.S. citizens are becoming more concerned about potential health risks and nuisance problems associated with their drinking water. (NO MENTION OF A SOLUTION, admin) (The National Water Program consists of: data collected by Land Grant College and University Scientists, Instructors, and Cooperative Extension educators)
Water Supply: Are We Running Short Of Available Water Suitable For Drinking? Presently, the water supply is not of significant concern. What is of concern are the measures taken to decontaminate the water. Sadly to say our tax dollars have been used to increase the chemical industry profits by purchasing tons of chemicals to be added to water to decontaminate it. It has long been known that the process of distillation and filtration was the safest means to obtain pure water from contaminated water as the system follows that of nature by means of evaporation and condensation. The difference from rain-water being that it no longer has to travel through our heavily polluted environment. There are growing concerns among many experts and health professionals regarding the chemicals that are being used in municipal water systems, (many of which have been banned in other countries). This is particularly true with the adding of fluoride.
As far as water being advertised as the healthier choice by the beverage industries, that being bottled water, there are ever increasing concerns regarding the impact on both the environmental and our health. The bottom line is that the facts reveal there is little concern for neither the health of the planet or the consumer. Both sides have an enormous amount of money and power that is being made at the publics expense. The concern, is in fact, one for ‘The Bottom Line”.
Water And Our Health: “Modern Problems” How Safe Is The Water You Choose To Drink?
Water Consumption: How Much Water Is The Average American Drinking? (see below)
In 2006, in the U.S. alone, Americans consumed about 26 gallons per person or 7.8 billion gallons of bottled water. That number does not include the sparkling or fortified water categories. source: “Food & Water Watch” About 26 gallons per person or 7.8 billion gallons in non-sparkling water in US for 2006 source: “Beverage Marketing Corporation” About 28 gallons per person or 8.4 billion gallons including sparkling and fortified water categories in US for 2006 source: “Beverage Marketing Corporation”
Did You Know Did you know that the criteria which governs water standards for the bottled water industry requires everything accept the only true process of water purification? Learn about water distillation and which carcinogenic water contaminants are water soluble and why FDA standards for the bottled water industry cannot purify water of water soluable contaminants. Did You Know Many of the chemicals used in municipal water treatment facilities to kill bacteria do not and can not rid the water of anything? The bacteria is changed but not removed. Shockingly, some of these chemicals were so carcinogenic that huge dollars had to be spent in dispensing of the very same chemicals that polluters are now getting paid for to treat water. Which ones are they and what are some of the possible dangers? Read here!
Warning! Stop Drinking City Water Right Now!
Think fluoride is a modern day wonder that is an absolute necessity? Read the label on your families chosen brand of fluoride treated toothpaste. It’s time to stop trusting what “The Bottom Line Minded” industries are telling us is safe for consumption. Oh, and by the way, the FDA is on their side. And should the American consumer ever learn through just a little investigation (and we had better) on the topic of what our municipal drinking water standards are… what some people in power have known from the beginning about the eventual outcome of consumption… should that happen… then the worlds most profitable and powerful “Bottom Line Minded” Industries will find having America’s Federal Drug Administration on their side will be the damning liability that will throw them into the pit where they will be consumed into perminant distruction!
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