by nmarowitz | Dec 20, 2024 | General Water Quality Topics
Winter on the East Coast can be tough on your home’s well water system. You might be concerned about your well freezing or contamination from melting snow. If you’re like many families who depend on well water, knowing what to watch for during cold weather...
by nmarowitz | Dec 5, 2024 | General Water Quality Topics
WHAT ARE TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS? The measurement, “total dissolved solids” (TDS), refers to the total amount of all inorganic and organic substances in water. This includes minerals, salts, metals, cations or anions within a volume of water. TDS concentrations are...
by nmarowitz | Nov 19, 2024 | Water Quality
LEAD IN DRINKING WATER – How does it get there? Lead found in tap water usually comes from the corrosion of older fixtures or from the solder that connects pipes. It can also come from old lead service lines from the middle of your street, connecting you to town...
by nmarowitz | Nov 19, 2024 | Water Quality
LEAD IN DRINKING WATER – How does it get there? Lead found in tap water usually comes from the corrosion of older fixtures or from the solder that connects pipes. It can also come from old lead service lines from the middle of your street, connecting you to town...
by nmarowitz | Nov 18, 2024 | Water Quality
LEAD IN DRINKING WATER – How does it get there? Lead found in tap water usually comes from the corrosion of older fixtures or from the solder that connects pipes. It can also come from old lead service lines from the middle of your street, connecting you to town...
by nmarowitz | Nov 18, 2024 | Water Quality
LEAD IN DRINKING WATER – How does it get there? Lead found in tap water usually comes from the corrosion of older fixtures or from the solder that connects pipes. It can also come from old lead service lines from the middle of your street, connecting you to town...
by nmarowitz | Oct 1, 2024 | PFAS
PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries since the 1940s. Moreover, some of the more common commercial applications have been for products like Teflon and stain &...
by nmarowitz | Oct 1, 2024 | PFAS
PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries since the 1940s. Moreover, some of the more common commercial applications have been for products like Teflon and stain &...
by nmarowitz | Aug 10, 2024 | Residential water problems
TRIHALOMETHANES (THMs) – THE HEALTH RISKS & REMOVAL Trihalomethanes (THMs) are a byproduct of the mixing of chlorine and organic materials naturally found in open, surface water supplies such as reservoirs. Therefore, exposure to THMs may occur from...
by nmarowitz | Apr 30, 2024 | Residential water problems
Manganese is a mineral that, in very small amounts, is essential for proper functioning of the human body. It is a trace mineral present in the human body in small quantities, primarily in the bones, liver, kidneys and pancreas. Manganese is important in connective...
