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How To Make Sure That Your Family Is Drinking Safe Tap Water

<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Usually&comma; the tap water that you bath&comma; cook&comma; and drink come from different sources ‒ either from surface water sources such as rivers&comma; lakes&comma; and streams or underground sources such as aquifers&period; However&comma; there are a large number of pollutants found on the water such as bacteria like e&period;coli&comma; toxic algae&comma; general dirt&comma; lead&comma; sulfur&comma; and iron that are known to lead to various health issues that range from gastrointestinal&comma; reproductive&comma; and even neurological disorders&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">While it&&num;8217&semi;s true that water aids digestion&comma; flushes out toxins in the body&comma; helps in weight loss and hydrates the skin&comma; you’re not sure if the liquid you&&num;8217&semi;re consuming from the tap is safe&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">So&comma; how will you know whether or not the tap water you&&num;8217&semi;re using now is safe enough for you and your family to drink&quest;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><strong>Check Your Water Source<&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">First and foremost&comma; you need to call the water local utility officials in your area and ask about the safety as well as the source of your water&period; The <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Environmental Protection Agency<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> &lpar;also known as the EPA&rpar; is a regulatory agency of the government that identifies contaminants in drinking water to protect the health of the public&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">As a guide&comma; here are some questions to ask&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>Is the source groundwater or surface water&quest;<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> As the name suggests&comma; groundwater is sourced deep within the ground&period; Examples are huge reservoirs&comma; which are naturally formed in the surface of the earth&period; Technically&comma; the water is cleaner because the ground serves as a natural filter&period; Also&comma; because of the soil&&num;8217&semi;s natural filtration&comma; the groundwater is free from a parasite like a cryptosporidium than surface water&period; Meanwhile&comma; the surface water that flows from streams&comma; lakes&comma; rivers&comma; and other water reservoirs are more likely to pick up pollutants along the way&period;<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>When was the last time the water is tested&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>What are the results of the water being tested by the EPA&quest;<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> Utility companies provide consumers with the necessary information about the contaminants in the water since its required by the law&period;<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>What is the primary disinfectant&quest;<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> Is it chlorine&quest;<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>Aside from chlorination&comma; what are the other disinfectant procedures used&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-956 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;lab-217041&lowbar;1280-1024x678&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"678" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Test The Waters<&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">If the water is coming from your well&comma; and you&&num;8217&semi;re still unsatisfied by the community water testing&comma; you can opt to do it yourself&period; To be safe&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s best that you use an EPA-certified testing laboratory in your area&period; Depending on how extensive you want your water to be examined&comma; the cost usually ranges from &dollar;25 to &dollar;100&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Sometimes&comma; tap water that has a high concentration of sodium may be a cause of concern for people who are on a low-sodium diet&period; For example&comma; if you&&num;8217&semi;re consuming tap water and your doctor has advised you to take a low-sodium diet for medical reasons&comma; then it&&num;8217&semi;s also <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">best to get your water tested<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> as well for the sodium content&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><strong>Consider Water Treatments<&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">There are a lot of water treatment options available that you can consider to address your problems&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Water Filtration<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Filtration is a process of removing different kinds of impurities and contaminants from the water is a water filter&period; A water filtration system functions to either use a biological method&comma; chemical&comma; or physical barrier to effectively filter the water and making it safe enough to drink&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">If you choose this method&comma; there are different water filtration systems available in the market designed to fit your family&&num;8217&semi;s needs&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Studies show that young children&comma; infants&comma; and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to unsafe water consumption” &&num;8211&semi; according to <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Efilters Website in the United States&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Water Softeners<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Water softeners functions to reduce the hardness or the number of minerals found in the water&period; More often than not&comma; ions such as sodium and potassium tend to replace the magnesium and calcium ions and are mainly responsible for creating the hardness in the water&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Water Distillation<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Distillation is another process used to remove the impurities and solid contaminants behind&period; As water undergoes boiling&comma; the steam is usually collected and then condensed separately in a different container&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Water Disinfection<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Disinfection is a process that is used by a lot of cities to clean their water supplies effectively&period; Disinfection usually deactivates or kills most pathogenic microorganisms either through the physical or chemical process&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Chemical disinfectants are usually chlorine&comma; ozone&comma; and chlorine dioxide&period; On the other hand&comma; physical disinfectants are in the form of radiation&comma; UV light&comma; and heat&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-957 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;aqua-3543817&lowbar;1920-1024x954&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"954" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Recommendation<&sol;span><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Filters and other purification systems remove contaminants in the water&comma; making it safe to drink&period; While other systems may use carbon channels to get rid of heavy metals and lead&comma; other systems strip out contaminants using reverse osmosis systems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Without a doubt&comma; filters are not only convenient but cost-effective as well&period; You can safely use it for drinking&comma; in the kitchen&comma; for outdoor activities&comma; and when travelling&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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