Water is something that no man can live without. But at the same time, it can also become a source of terrible and even fatal diseases. To avoid the risk of poisoning, it is necessary to timely analyze the drinking water and well. Re-conducting such a check is recommended if the construction of a road or a house has begun near your home.
If you live close to garbage collection sites, you should analyze the water as often as possible and be sure to install a high-quality cleaning or filtration system.
Where is the analysis carried out?
The cost of such a service is usually more symbolic, and some laboratories do it for free. To do this, you will need to take the water sample to the sanitary epidemiological service, where specialists will conduct a detailed analysis of the liquid. You can also contact another organization providing such services, the cost will be slightly higher, on average, about 950 rubles, but the tests will take much less time.
How to check the water in the well?
Water from a well or well is most often saturated with harmful bacteria and not only, therefore, it is necessary to identify all harmful substances. Do not carry out such a procedure yourself. For an accurate result, you will need special equipment that will allow chemical analysis of water.
Quite rarely, in summer cottages there is a central water supply system, and most gardeners use water from a well. Of course, the taste of tea with well water does not compare with the usual city, but you should not rely on the fact that untreated liquid is healthier. It may contain heavy metals, nitrates. Water can be oversaturated with iron, and the use of such a liquid over time, ultimately, leads to kidney disease. In addition, many gardeners use fertilizers to increase productivity. Harmful chemicals penetrate the earth and infiltrate it. In order to be safe, it is necessary to analyze the water from the well.
How to take a sample yourself?
Of course, you can invite a specialist, and he will take the sample himself, but such a trip will cost you an additional several thousand rubles. Therefore, everything can be done independently.
In order for the analysis result to be the most accurate, everything needs to be done correctly. To do this, use only clean dishes (glass or plastic). A bottle of mineral water is best suited for these purposes, but not from carbonated water (chemicals remain in such containers on the walls that will affect the entire analysis process).
Pass water from the pipe from the pump that you use in the well. Rinse the sample container well with water, without any detergents. During sampling, a trickle of water should flow slowly so that excessive oxygen does not form in the bottle from excessive pressure. Next, you need to tightly close the container and pack it in a dark package that does not allow light to pass through. Analysis of water from the well is carried out no later than three hours after the collection of samples, so it is better to immediately take the container with the liquid to the laboratory. If you don’t have such an opportunity, then you can put the bottle in the refrigerator, but not in the freezer. So you extend the life of your sample for several days.
The cleaner the sample container, the more accurate the information received by experts will be.
What to do with the results?
After receiving the results and consulting with the laboratory staff, you will be able to choose the most suitable water filtration and purification system. A simple carbon filter may be sufficient , or you may need to install a more serious system.
Re-analysis of water from the well is recommended several times a year. Runoff to groundwater can change the background and composition of the fluid, so it’s best to keep track of this moment.
What if there are no such laboratories nearby?
If you live far from the city and you do not have the opportunity to take a sample for research, you can use a temporary solution to the problem. If the water in your well becomes cloudy, then perhaps the reason for this was an excess of sand or clay, particles of which fell into the liquid.
If the water has a metallic taste, it means that it is oversaturated with iron; accordingly, it is necessary to lower the level of this substance in the liquid. There are many popular methods for such cleaning.
Attention! If you smell rotten eggs, this is a wake-up call and you need to urgently analyze the water from the well. The cause of the unpleasant odor is the formation of a large dose of hydrogen sulfide. Drinking such water is hazardous to health. Hazardous substances can not only affect the functioning of the liver and kidneys, but even lead to death.
Tap water
Many hope that the city water utility cleans the water, and you can safely drink it. In fact, this is not so, and such a liquid can cause many diseases. In order not to take risks, give a sample for analysis of water.
You can do this yourself or invite a specialist. If possible, it is better to take the sample to the laboratory immediately, the sooner you give it to specialists, the more reliable the result.
Finally
Do not wait for thunder from a clear sky. Water is used for everything, for tea, soups, etc. You wash your face, go to the shower, and every day your skin absorbs a huge amount of moisture, so it is very important to be sure that this liquid does not contain harmful substances. Analysis of water from a well, the price of which does not exceed the cost of examining liquid from a tap, will give you all the necessary information. For reliability, you can give a sample at once to several laboratories. To date, there are scam offices that actually just advertise their products, so be extremely careful. It is best to give water to a state laboratory, so you will not only reduce the risk, but also pay a penny for such an analysis.
Tip: even if you are completely sure that the water is clean and the test results are positive, it is not recommended to drink raw water. The composition of substances changes almost every second, in addition, unboiled liquid contains heavy metals, which can adversely affect your health.