DRINKING WATER FACTS

Sparkling clear water may be flowing from my faucet. It seems safe

How can I test it and know for sure?

Alarming accounts of endangered water supplies often hit the news

What can we believe?

Here are the facts -

"41% of U.S. wells may be contaminated with coliform bacteria." --- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

"40% of municipal water suppliers have violated federal standards and nearly 50 million Americans are using improperly treated or contaminated water." --- Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC)

"People of low immunity (HIV or undergoing cancer therapy) need to be aware of dangers of tap water." --- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

WATER EXPERTS RECOMMEND PERIODIC TESTING

1) to check for water safety
2) before buying any water treatment systems
3) to monitor the effectiveness of water treatment

PurTest Arsenic Test Kit

PurTest ARSENIC Test Kit allows you to easily check and be sure...

If you have a private well you should test for arsenic at least annually because arsenic is often found at levels over 100 times the U.S. EPA safe standard.   PurTest ARSENIC Test provides an easy method of screening water for arsenic, in just minutes, conveniently right at home or in the field.  There is nothing to mail and you get instant results. 

By identifying arsenic in your water, you can take steps to avoid the risks linking this substance to lung and skin cancer or death.

PurTest ARSENIC allows you to easily check and be sure your water meets the safe standard for arsenic as established by the World Health Organization: 10 parts per billion (ppb). Each package contains one arsenic test

1 PurTest Arsenic Test - Price: $13.25

PurTest Bulk Test Strips

Available in either Foil Pack Test Strips, or Bottled Strips.

All 8 tests available in the PurTest Iron, Hardness, Plus Kit are also available separately in bulk quantities for monitoring specific contaminates and conditions.

Enough material is included for testing up to 50 water sources for the same condition.

PurTest Bottled Test Strips

Bottles contain any one of 8 different choices: Alkalinity, Chlorine, Copper, Hardness, Iron, Nitrates/Nitrites,  pH, and a combination 3-way strip for Alkalinity/Hardness/pH are available in bottled packs of 25 and 50.  Iron test strips are available in bottle packs of 20.

PurTest Foil Pack Strips

PurTest^® Test Strips for Hardness (illustrated), Iron, Copper, pH, Chlorine and Nitrates/Nitrites are all available in our new multi-layered poly/foil packets for superior protection from moisture and enhanced shelf life.  Strips are packed  2 strips per foil packet.

PURTEST BACTERIA, NITRATE, NITRITE  TEST KIT

This test lets you determine the absence or presence of coliform bacteria and instantly shows whether or not your water is above or below the EPA safe standards for nitrates or nitrites.

PurTest  BACTERIA, NITRATE, NITRITE test kits is laboratory certified to accurately detect the presence of coliform bacteria, including E. coli.  PurTest^® has been used by health departments, utilities and inspectors

Water experts recommend testing home water at least:

- Once a year for municipal water users
- Twice a year for well water users
- Four times a year for those with low immunities (such as HIV patients), or for anyone on chemotherapy
- Whenever you suspect a problem or a problem is reported in your area

The cleanest, best tasting water may contain undetected contaminants. Water contaminated with harmful bacteria, nitrates or nitrites can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headache, serious illness, even death. 

PurTest  NITRATE & NITRITE instantly detect potentially harmful levels of these pollutants, which for infants may cause a sometimes fatal "blue baby" condition.

PurTest PESTICIDE allows you to easily to detect two of the most common pesticides used in the US at or below the EPA MCL:

Simazine - 4ppb

Water experts recommend testing for pesticides at least annually. Pesticide contamination in water can become dangerous to your health, may cause neurological damage which impairs childhood development and is related to animal deaths.

PurTest is simple and easy to use and provides fast, accurate results.

Results in 10 minutes.

1 PurTest Pesticide Water Test Kit - Price: $13.25

PurTest IRON HARDNESS PLUS allows you to test for both iron contamination and water hardness. The PLUS in this popular kit are tests for 6 more water problems: 8 different tests in one kit.

2. HARD WATER (mineral deposit buildup) damages water heaters and plumbing and wastes soap, detergents and shampoo. Parallels between hard water and kidney stones have prompted the CDC to request more studies.

3. CHLORINE kills most bacteria, but not cryptosporidium cysts, and chlorine has been linked to cancer. Objectionable odor and taste discourage people from drinking the quantity of daily water they need

4. COPPER above 1.3 ppm can poison red blood cells, causing jaundice, pancreatitis and hemolytic anemia.

5. ACIDITY can cause corrosion (blue-green copper stains) and lead to costly plumbing damage.

6. NITRATES can indicate pollution by fertilizer or waste.

7. NITRITES can also indicate fertilizer and waste pollution. For infants, even low concentrations of nitrates or nitrites can cause cyanosis (blood poisoning) which can be fatal, commonly called "blue baby syndrome".

8. pH, if levels are too high, may create objectionable taste in the water. It can also cause dry skin conditions.

Easy to use test strips - instantly indicate if water is safe or if problems exist.

PURTEST LEAD KIT

Our INSTANT do-it-yourself EPA- based method allows you to screen your water for dangerous levels of lead in 10 minutes.  Our test will detect lead down to the EPA-safe standard of 15 ppb (parts per billion).  Test also includes 2 free tests for copper.

NEW:  PurTest LEAD now detects lead QUICKLY!  Based on EPA standards, you can trust PurTest to allow you to screen your water for dangerous levels of lead - accurately and in less than 10 minutes. 

NEW: Includes 2 FREE Copper Tests 

Treating for lead contamination is critical since lead poisoning can present serious health risks such as gastrointestinal disorders, paralysis, brain and spinal cord damage, especially in children. For pregnant women, lead contamination can result in miscarriage.

The U.S.  EPA estimates more than 40,000 citizens use water that contains harmful levels of lead.  Most municipal plants do test for lead, but lead contamination is most likely to come from the distribution network or even our home's plumbing system. Older homes often have lead in the pipes.  Lead in pipes was banned from new home construction in 1987.  Newer homes often have lead in the soldered pipe fittings.  Lead was not banned from plumbing fixtures in the U.S. until 1996.

Initial testing should be done every 6 months, then every two years. It is critical to check the primary faucet used for drinking and cooking water, usually the kitchen tap.  It's best to check every faucet.  Each kit will check water from one tap.

PurTest Lead Test is a rapid immunoassay test for lead in drinking water. The test can detect lead at very low levels, even below the EPA action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb).

PurTest COPPER TEST:  Copper contamination in water can lead to brain and liver damage, jaundice, pancreatitis and hemolytic anemia. 

PurTest Copper test strips allow you to instantly check if copper is present in your water in excess of the EPA standard of 1.3 ppm.

PURTEST HOME WATER ANALYSIS KIT

Our comprehensive PurTest Home Water Analysis kit includes 4 of the above: the Bacteria, Nitrate, Nitrite kit, Iron Hardness Plus, the Pesticide kit, and a Lead test kit. In addition, the Home Water Analysis kit includes a free consumer water knowledge and information book plus a results log. This kit allows you to screen your water for contaminates and conditions easily right at home; there's nothing to mail in and no additional lab fees.

Pesticide Test:  Test for Atrazine and Simazine.  

The Lead test is much faster - results in less than 10 minutes! 

Clear directions, easy methods, and top quality non-toxic test ingredients assure you of reliable test results.

PurTest Home Water Analysis Kit is ideal for new homeowners, and is economical for anyone who has not tested their home water recently.

PurTest 800 hotline provides expert phone assistance if questions arise before, during or after your tests.

The PurTest HOME WATER ANALYSIS KIT contains:

The EPA has estimated that periodic municipal water systems testing can miss contaminants. PurTest helps you protect you and your family with little effort and accurate results.  You can test before you spend money on water filters or treatment systems and be better informed if corrective treatment is indicated.

1 PurTest Home Water Analysis Test Kit - Price: $32.50