Monday, March 31, 2014

Processes And Rules Involved In Well Water Testing

By Leticia Jensen


Since the medieval ages, the main source of clean water has been from drilling wells. However, they may be personal or shared. In the modern age, the need for personal ones seems to have exceeded that for community-based ones. In either case, there is a great need for well water testing. This not only ensures good health to people and their environment, but also plays a role in maintaining confidence in nature.

The analysis of the elements available at the source in the product of interest is crucial. Narrowing down to the inorganic composition, a few pointers are important in the overall assessment process. This includes determining characteristics such as conductivity and the alkalinity through identification of some common substances. In the case of conductivity, the most indicative elements include copper, calcium, mercury and lead. However, these are not all and some such as nitrate, nitrite, and fluoride, arsenic and asbestos help determine the alkalinity concentrations.

Seemingly, another step will include simpler details but inevitable ones include disinfectants, microbial contaminants and quality parameters. Generally, they lie under a process termed as enhanced surface treatment. Main microbial contaminants include coliphage, free chlorine, and enterococci. For disinfectants, some examples include chlorine dioxide, free chlorine, total chlorine, and ozone. Turbidity, a property common and unique to different types of liquid falls in the last sub-category.

As much as they do not seem important and lie in the secondary features classification, monitoring of secondary contaminants is crucial anyway. The characteristics lie here because they are alterable, but nonetheless worth investigation. They include pH, foaming agents, odour and colour. For the purpose of analysis, some chemical compounds come in handy in this cause. They are fluorine, manganese, chlorine and aluminium.

In order to balance issues and other concerns involving health of individuals, there exists a governing rule, known as the total coliform rule. This specification helps in identification of the crucial details such as grade and intensity of heterotrophic bacteria. The effect on the human system and the breeding system becomes clear with a few cultures on the same. Due to possibility of leaks, faecal material from waste and sewage becomes necessary to analyse.

The levels of organic components is as crucial as that of inorganic substances. Making good of a proper monitoring process ensures there is a balance of nature, and therefore building components of health. The side effects are also crucial details to find out, in case of any documented problems. Entire understanding of required levels is thus imperative.

Monitoring process of radionuclides is an important aspect of health hazard management and risk avoidance. This aspect comes from the fact that most of the components in question are radioactive and their effects in the human body are usually intense and destructive. They come in two forms, man-made such as strontium-89, 89, and natural such as radium-228.

From what is clear, this process demands a lot of tests and procedures. However, all are necessary in order to certify the cleanliness and safety for consumption. Some are complex and may take time, but overall, very crucial. Patience is a crucial feature therefore, as it can lead to avoidance of lots of problems in return.




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