Drinking Water Testing Is Essential

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.

It is ignorance for people to argue that they can determine if H2O is safe drinking without taking a test. Most of these people use their senses to determine the quality. This method has greatly been discouraged because senses only alert people on the visible contaminants and unappetizing impurities like sulfur and a lot of chlorine because they have a strong smell.

In areas where people take contaminated H2O they find themselves with health challenges. Quit often they have to struggle with illnesses such as typhoid, cholera, diarrhea, stomach ache and cramps. The impact of the various effects is dependent on the concentration of the impurities in H2O, the period the impurities have been in present and the amount consumed.

Testing is extremely vital especially in a household using well, springs and cisterns. There are several reasons why such households and others using private H2O should always carry out a test. Most importantly there is no government program or agency that is charged with the responsibility. Due to this H2O analyses is solely the duty of the parties concerned. Unlike public supplies that are analyzed by the government time to time private supplies are not.

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.

Public awareness should be encouraged so that people understand for importance of testing water before they can use it for drinking. It is advisable that whenever people notice a change in the color, taste or smell of a H2O supply they keep of the site unless proved otherwise through a test.




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