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How Safe is Your Drinking Water? Testing Laboratories

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http://www.settek.com/water-testing/ Drinking Water Testing Laboratories are on guard against unsafe water supplies, which cause illness and death around the world every day. Your water treatment decisions help ensure that your own drinking water supplies remain safe from contamination and reliable. But those decisions hinge upon dependable, timely data about any harmful water contaminants.

Municipal water systems test potable water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular water quality testing are an indicator of whether or not drinking water meets established health standards.

Some Water Testing Methods:

• VOC - Method EPA 524.2
• SOC - Method EPA 525.2
• EDB/DBCP - Method 504.1
• HAAs (Haloacetic acids) - Method EPA 552.2
• Herbicides - Method EPA 515.1
• Anions - Method EPA 300.0 and 300.1
• Perchlorate - Method EPA 314.0
• TOX - Method SM5320B
• Organohalide Pesticides - Method EPA 505
• Carbofuran - Method EPA 531.2
• Oxamyl - Method EPA 531.2
• Carbamates - Method EPA 531.1
• Glyphosate -Method EPA 547
• Endothal - Method EPA 548.1
• Diquate/Paraquat - Method EPA 549.2
• Paraquat - Method EPA 549.2
• Chlorinated Pesticides - Method EPA 508
• PCBs - Method EPA 508
• Metals - Method EPA 200.7
• Mercury - Method EPA 245.1
• Corrosivity (Langelier Index) - Method SM2330B
• pH - Method SM 4500H+B
• Alkalinity - Method SM 2320B
• Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) - Method SM2540C
• Cyanide - Method SM4500CN-E
• Amenable Cyanide - Method SM 4500CN-G
• Surfactants (MBAS) - Method SM5540C
• Turbidity - Method EPA 180.1
• Total Organic Carbon (TOC) - Method SM5310B
• Hardness - Method SM 2340B

Water Samples must be analyzed by an EPA accredited laboratory for each specific parameter tested. Summit Testing Labs is accredited by NELAC for all drinking water methods. CALL 800-278-0140 or Visit http://www.settek.com/

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