Taste Problems in Water
Source of Taste Problems: Taste problems in drinking water can be caused by a variety of substances. Chlorine and chloramine disinfectants are considered distasteful by most p...
Radium (Ra) is a naturally occurring radioactive element that is found in rocks and soil. Small amounts of radium can sometimes be detected in groundwater supplies. If the rock contains high level...
Nitrate in Water
Source of Nitrate: Nitrate (NO3) is naturally occurring in nature and is formed during decomposition of proteins, manure wastes, urine, and from other nitrogen-containing compounds...
Synthetic Organic Chemicals in Water
Source of Organic Chemicals: Organic chemicals contaminants include pesticides and herbicides (synthetic organic chemicals), disinfection by-products (DBPs), poly...
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) are highly toxic synthetic chemicals commonly used to manufacture teflon cookware, carpet, clothing, pizza boxes and airpor...
Source of Prescription Drugs: A vast array of pharmaceuticals including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones have been found in the drinking water supplies. Over the coun...