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| 880.1 | If in doubt - Test It !! | ICS::WALKER | | Mon Jan 09 1995 08:17 | 17 |
| Concerned, yes, but not as much as I was.
We lived in a very old house with lead paint and I was also concerned
about the water. Although my town was considered to have a good 2water
source, I was concerned about the pipes leading into the house and the
ones in the house, so I called the state, and sent them a check for
$42. (?) and they sent me a kit. I was plesantly surprised to find that
the lead level was low. If you're really concerned, just do it!!! I can
find the number for you. $42. is such a small price to pay for
knowledge and/or relief.
PS- what about bottled water. We just moved into a town with horrible
tasting water. Found that it's loaded with iron and other minerals, yuck!!
Just bought some bottled water last night- tastes better
- Sarah
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| 880.2 | | POWDML::DUNN | | Mon Jan 09 1995 08:41 | 12 |
| In the town we used to live in, the report in one of those tables in
the Globe was pretty high. Of course, according to the caption under
the table, they took the highest reading of 25 random houses they tested.
(it turns out the reading in general in town is well below the concern level)
Anyway, we tested ours (old house) and there was not even a trace.
BTW, we went through some testing lab in Westford and it was a lot
less than $42, and the state knows nothing about it (which means that
had it been high, we could have dealt with it without the state
appearing on our doorstep).
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| 880.3 | If it's not the water, the hot dogs will get ya! | CLOUD9::WEIER | Patty, DTN 381-0877 | Mon Jan 09 1995 10:37 | 10 |
| re: Bottled water .... I believe the previous noted was eluding to ...
just because it's in a bottle, doesn't mean it's necessarily any/much
better than what's coming out of your tap. I thought there had been
some restrictions recently placed on bottled water, though, to
guarantee a particular level of purity.
Anyway, I think the general 'advice' is to find a BRAND that you know
is tested, and tests well, and stick with that.
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