Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Drinking Water Testing Is Becoming Increasing Important

By Minnie Whitley


The quality of water has greatly been compromised due to the high rate of urbanization and industrialization. Due to this drinking water testing should not be ignored. This is because there are many factors that can affect H2O in the process of supply. Some of these factors are ageing supply systems, plumbing at homes and contamination at the source.

It is difficult to tell if H2O is safe for drinking or not. Factors that people are keen on in determining the quality of are obvious while others are not. Some of the things we check for are visible while others are invisible. Due to this it important that aquatic professionals in various areas be on watch. It can be hectic for the professionals to visit every homestead daily to determine the quality. However, occasionally they can give every home a free plumbing audit and H2O analysis.

Some people argue that they can tell if H2O in their houses is safe for drinking or not. The truth is that it is not easy. Such efforts only rely on your senses to alert you. Senses can only alert someone on a few things such as when it is unappetizing due to a contaminant like sulfur or too much chlorine which lead to a rotten smell.

Taking contaminated H2O can lead to adverse health effects. The effects can range from mild to severe ones like stomach ache, typhoid, cramps and diarrhea. The intensity of the impact on health is determined by amount of impurity present in the H2O, the period of time it has been present and amount of the contaminated water one takes.

Testing the quality of drinking H2O should be taken with the weight it deserves especially among people using private sources such as springs, wells and cisterns. Private sources should be tested regularly by the users. There are several reasons why testing has been emphasized more on private supplies. Some of the main reasons include the fact that there are no government programs and agencies charged with the responsibility of monitoring the quality of private H2O supplies. Due to this factor owners should realize it is their duty to determine if the source is safe and maintain the quality.

It is a point of concern that most of the public supplies have never been tested. Research has evidenced that despite the high risk of water contamination most H2O sources are not tested. However over the past few years the governments of various nations have brought the testing services near its citizens through establishment of more laboratory analyses institutions.

Mere observation is not enough; carrying out a test is the only way to be certain about the safety of drinking water. This is because some of the pollutants are not visible and some of the health effects caused by contaminated H2O may not be instant. Some these effects are only noticeable after a long period of time.

Unless past tests have indicated that the H2O is safe do not assume it is. An analysis is the only thing that should make you reasonably confident of the quality. If you ever realize that H2O has a different color, sheen, taste and smell, use an alternative source.




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