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Lead, Bacteria and Pesticides in Drinking Water
(Revised 5/04)
Every home needs safe drinking water whether the water comes from a well in the yard or from a local public water supplier. A variety of contaminants can get into drinking water from several sources, making it unsafe to drink. Depending on the contaminant, the problem may represent a significant threat to human, and especially children’s, health.
CEHRC’s protocol for drinking water assessment serves as a good screening tool to identify problems that need further investigation, especially for lead, bacteria, atrazine and simazine (toxic pollutants). A positive result means that there may be a problem in the drinking water that needs to be investigated. The test is not used to determine compliance with the drinking water standards. Specific sampling and analysis methods that are more complex and costly are needed for that purpose.
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