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Testing Your Water Well for Drilling Contamination

July 22, 2009 By TXsharon

This is from a knowledgeable person in Booger County, Texas:

WATER WELL TESTING

Try to find a lab that is not supported by industry business

TEST FOR:

Barium
Glycol
Bentonites (sodium & calcium)
Calcium compounds
Calcium Carbonate
Copper and Copper Compounds
Lead
Trace metals including Arsenic & Chromium
Radiation—NORMS, Alpha, Beta, Gamma
Mercury
Aluminum & aluminum compounds
Benzene
Toluene
Ethyl benzene
Xylene
Methanol

PH
Total Dissolved Solids
Chlorine
Dissolved Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
Bacteria including coliform
E coli
Sodium Chloride
Iron
Anions
Cations

OTHER MORE RARE CHEMICALS TO TEST FOR:

Phenanthrenes, naphthalene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, & fluorine

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