Watersafe Drinking Water Test Kit for Lead (Single)

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Kemio™, uses ASV to test for heavy metals and it is the only portable US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved method for lead testing. First of all, most of the readings are subjective: You have to try to match, by eye, the color of the various test strips to the printed charts that come with the kits.

Protect your family from the harmful effects of lead poisoning in water by utilising our Quick Lead Water Test.

The kits will work equally accurately for the roughly 43 million Americans who rely on well water—that is, they’ll tell you everything that’s in your water that they test for. This send-away kit delivers lab-tested measurements of more than 100 contaminants, and it explains what they mean and what to do if there’s a problem. Highly toxic to humans, and in particular children, exposure to lead in water over an extended period can cause serious health issues. You must notify Us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of Your account. Not all municipal water suppliers test for PFAS—check your consumer confidence report, which should be delivered with or before your July water bill.

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This technique can be used to generate accurate results in the field, if used with a portable testing system. Lead can leach from water supply pipes, domestic plumbing, and brass fittings in both hard and soft water areas.On-site measurement allows authorities to quickly inform the occupants of a building that lead is present in tap water, as well as indicating the presence of an LSL.

The use of lead in plumbing has been banned in the UK for more than 25 years, so it’s houses built before 1970 which are most likely to have lead pipes . If you do discover lead pipes then don’t panic; it’s only the water pipes leading to taps used for drinking which have to be replaced to protect the people’s health. The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. This fast screening test kit contains 2 tests with everything needed for accurate results of unsafe lead levels.In adults, the symptoms of lead exposure can include miscarriage, fatigue, headaches, memory loss and joint and muscle pain. Where a risk of lead exists, water companies treat the water with orthophosphate to reduce the problem significantly. WTS laboratory lead tests are sensitive enough to detect lead at a concentration of 15 parts per billion; equivalent to one drop of lead in an Olympic sized swimming pool.