Drinking Water
Good Or Bad
Public Water Safe Or Not
Public Water is used by 286 million people in the U.S. The EPA has rules they ned to follow to protect the health of the people using public water. That means EPA Needs to make the water safe to drink, because millions of others are drinking at the same time from the same place. That doesn't mean that the water is completely healthy, the public water supply contains lead, nitrate, and radon, which are posed as health threats.
How Do You Know If Water Is Safe?
* Check with your water company.
*DYI water testing.
What kinds of tests determine if water is healthy?
The tests should be done by your water company, but if you are still unsure if the water is safe, and your water company won't test the water, call the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water hotline.
What Are Effects Of Drinking Unsafe Water?
Drinking unsafe water can lead to some long term effects in a persons body, such as different kinds of cancer. Cancer may be lead by the by products in unsafe drinking water.