Watersafe Drinking Water Test Kit for Lead (Single)

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And both cities were largely built before 1986, when new EPA rules lowered the amount of lead allowed in solder to 0. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) determines your water sample's chemical and physical parameters.

However, older, un-renovated properties might still have sections of lead piping, including the pipe which runs from the water mains in the street into your home stop cock. Julie Spinks, director of WaterSafe, said: “We’re asking property owners to do one thing during Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (Oct 21-27) – check your homes and business premises for lead water pipes, especially if you have an older property. One of the most concerning aspects of lead in drinking water is that it is often invisible and tasteless, making it difficult to detect.The presence of lead in drinking water is usually a result of the historic use of lead piping in the water distribution system or household plumbing. If you suspect that your home has lead pipes you can ask your water company to test the water at your kitchen tap. CityCheck color-codes and uses symbols to indicate whether your readings are below or above federal guidelines or recommendations—which is helpful when you’re scanning the spreadsheet for things you might be concerned about, but not for interpreting those concerns.

Bang-for-the-Buck just lists your sample’s readings and the EPA’s limits in a black-and-white chart. Children are particularly affected by lead poisoning as they absorb more of the metal into their bodies than adults. And they are each analyzed by nationally certified labs, meaning you can use them no matter where you live in the US.

If you can’t find what you are looking for then please contact us, as we can source many other test kits. And having your water tested if there are people who are elderly or have weak immune systems is also important. Anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) is an electrochemical technique which is also used to detect the level of lead in water. If you are pregnant or have a baby/toddler drinking formula, it is important to ensure the quality of your water. It allows water utility professionals to carry out testing at consumers’ taps and efficiently and quickly identify corroded LSLs, which can cause lead contamination in drinking water.

The CCR lists almost every conceivable potential contaminant and its actual presence in the municipal water, at the plant, and (usually) at numerous monitoring stations in the neighborhoods that the plant supplies water to. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.A couple more points against the DIY kits: They don’t give you the actual contaminant levels in your tap water; all you get (if you trust your eyes) is a rough estimate of their concentration. Testing for lead in drinking water is important because of the health risks associated with lead once it enters the body, especially in children and pregnant mothers. That depends on the water test kit and furthermore, if you choose the standard or the express testing method.

The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium if the performance has begun with Your prior express consent and You have acknowledged Your loss of cancellation right. As explained in detail, above, we recommend none of them: It’s simply too difficult to read and judge the results yourself, and even the most complete of these kits don’t cover nearly the range of contaminants that our send-away kits do. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural. Symptoms of lead poisoning can include nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, fatigue and developmental delay.I bought the 2 x lead test kit, the kits are easy to setup and use, reading the test strips is a simple process, I would be happy to use these again and recommend to anyone who is worried about their drinking water supply. All of the labs are certified, and SimpleLab actually contracts with some of the other labs we worked with, including PACE Analytical (which ran our control test), National Testing Laboratories (which offers the CityCheck kit we recommend as a runner-up, below) and Envirotek Labs (which makes the Test Assured kit we tried and dismissed). Lead can build up in the body and it is recommended that exposure to lead minimised as far as possible. Payment cards (credit cards or debit cards) are subject to validation checks and authorization by Your card issuer.