If a person who had just recently purchased a home in a rural area with a...

If a person who had just recently purchased a home in a rural area with a shallow well as their drinking water source came to you requesting advice about testing their water, what guidance would you give him or her? Discuss.

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Private well water should be tested a while minimum once per year. Drinking water supplies obtained from shallow wells and surface water sources should be tested more frequently (i.e. seasonally), as they are more susceptible to contamination.
You may conduct it through laboratory testing or an authorized research facility or from government agency . In this way, you may know whether drinking water is safe for you and your family.
1.The Water Quality Indicators-The WQI test will test and measure the presence of germs and other pollutants in the water.

2.Use of water filter is a device that you can use to remove many kinds of contaminants and impurities from your drinking water. A water filtration system could either use a chemical, a biological process or a physical barrier to filter your drinking water.

3.The use of water softener brings various benefits apart from convenience. It affects the family budget and causes good results in family health care.
4.The distillation is a process where water with impurity undergo boiling. The steam is then collected and then condensed in a separate container. This process will remove and then leave a lot of solid contaminants behind.

5.Water chlorination is one of the many methods of disinfecting water. It deactivates the microorganisms by destroying its cell membrane. As soon as the cell membrane is weakened, the chlorine can enter the cell. Thereafter, it can disrupt the respiration plus DNA activity.

Chlorination can be done at any moment. Each point of chlorine can control a different area of concern. It can kill the bacteria which may be present in well water and aquifer. This is the common method for the well drillers. They use this for persistent contamination of bacteria. Moreover, this method is used for waters that are affected by the flood.

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