Different Ways Of Drinking Water Testing

By Essie Osborn


It is important to test water in order to find out whether it is contaminated or not. Drinking water testing is done because you should be aware of what is exactly in it. There are different methods used for this purpose some of them are simple in nature while others can be a bit complex.

A very simple to perform method is to taste it and smell it. Take a glass and cover it for a minute or two, then take off the lid and smell it deeply and drink a little bit of it so that you could feel the taste. If its contaminated you might taste a hint of chlorine and it smells like bleach.

Another simple way of testing is to buy a home testing kit. These kits are not that expensive so you can buy them easily and they are readily available in the market. This type of kit would let you know if the thing that you are drinking is hard and whether it is contaminated with chlorine or not. Hard water contains a lot of magnesium and calcium which could be hazardous sometimes.

Besides purchasing a simple test kit that lets you know about just the basic sources of contamination, you could also buy a more complex test kit which would let you know if there are complex sources of contamination present. There are kits that test for contaminants that cause water borne diseases such as E. Coli, chlorine, lead, nitrate and other contaminants.

If you do not think its feasible for you to spend money on such tests then you could simply take out as much information as you can regarding the type of drinking water in your local area. You can find all the relevant information over the web. Search thoroughly so that you are aware of everything that needs to be known in this regards.

Once in a while, such sort of test is carried out on government level however the disastrous thing is that legislature performs these tests if and when vital as they could turn out to be expensive. These tests are carried out in comparative way as you might do with the assistance of your home test pack however it is carried out on a bit broad and vast scale. This is the motivation behind why it gets unmanageable for the administration.

It is extremely important that testing should be done whether on government level or on individual level. Its a fact that each year thousands of individuals are effected by bacterial infections caused by contamination. Cramps, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach ache are the most common symptoms identifying if someone is affected or not.

If contamination is of complex nature, it could prove to be fatal which is not good at all. You must install a high quality filter within your home so that you are able to drink fresh and clean water all the times that is free of any sort of bacteria and diseases. Air or water borne diseases are not visible to the eyes so you might even know if its contaminated or not.




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