Arsenic and Children IQs | Concerns from Recent Maine Study
Arsenic and Children – Is your child’s IQ affected by Arsenic in water? Study on Arsenic and Children – In a collaborated effort, Scientists form Columbia University and The University of New Hampshire have completed a 5 year study involving Maine School Children and exposures to Arsenic from drinking water. The results of the study show a strong correlation between even low levels of Arsenic in home drinking water and normal child development. […]
Reverse Osmosis & Hard Water | What You Need to Know
Reverse Osmosis Systems are remarkable pieces of equipment. They do an amazing job of removing many troublesome well water contaminants. Arsenic, Uranium and Sodium are just of few health related contaminants these system are designed to treat for. But before making the final decision to install either a point of use or whole house RO system, you’ll definitely want to make sure the water going into your new system is low in both minerals and Hardness. If [...]
Bacteria in Your Drinking Water| How to Fix It
Requesting bacteria water testing, when buying or selling a home, is a fairly standard practice in today’s real estate world. Making sure your family’s water is safe from the harmful effects of bacteria, such as Ecoli or Coliform bacteria, is just good common sense. If your water has tested positive for persistent bacteria, there’s really no need to hit the panic button too quickly. In this article we’ll take a look at one of the simplest, healthiest, [...]
Buying a Home? | 5 Signs the Water May Have Problems
Be your own DIY Water Detective! So, you just found the “perfect home” for your family and you are now under contract. Congratulations, my friend…I am truly happy for you! In a few days you’ll most likely be scrutinizing every inch of your new home and making sure all is as it should be. You and your home inspector will undoubtedly be looking at about a million and one things during this process. If your new home happens to [...]
Why Radon in Water is a Health Concern
“I spoke with XYZ company and they told me that because our home’s “air” Radon level is low, not to worry about lowering the “water” Radon Levels???” I can’t tell you how many customers we speak with in the period of a month who tell us this same exact story. In this article we’ll help to clear up the misconceptions, and misinformation about Radon. We’ll explain why you need to make sure that levels in your home [...]
The Difference Between Water Radon and Air Radon
As a Maine Water Radon Mitigation company, much of the work we perform is directly connected to home sales – specifically, installing water Radon treatment systems for people buying and/or selling a home. Despite awareness efforts from Realtors and Home inspectors, there is still a great deal of confusion regarding the differences between the Radon found inside a home’s air and the Radon found in a home’s drinking water. In this article we’ll examine those differences, explain [...]
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