Time to TEST YOUR WELL & change the batteries in your smoke detectors! According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), over 15 million households in the United States get their water from a private wells. The clear financial benefit of getting your water from a private well is the lack of paying a monthly [...]
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March 7, 2013 by Pelican Water · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Water, Learn About, Pelican News
Social Tagging: CDC • Contamination • Water Testing • Well Water
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Water, Learn About, Pelican News
Social Tagging: CDC • Contamination • Water Testing • Well Water
January 22, 2013 by Pelican Water · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Water, Learn About
Social Tagging: Drinking Water • EPA • Fluoridation • Fluoride
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Water, Learn About
Social Tagging: Drinking Water • EPA • Fluoridation • Fluoride
Smile and Say Fluoride Please Currently about two-thirds of the U.S. population receives fluoride through their community water system. The theory has been that this would decrease tooth decay in our children. Some health care professionals listed water fluoridation as one of the ten great public health achievements of the 20th century; in contrast, most [...]
January 15, 2013 by Pelican Water · Leave a Comment
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Social Tagging: Bacteria • Coliform • Drinking Water • e.coli • Pathogens
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Water, Learn About
Social Tagging: Bacteria • Coliform • Drinking Water • e.coli • Pathogens
Municipalities and County Water Districts all over the United States are required to provide safe drinking water for the consumers living in their areas. One of the most important concerns with regards to the drinking water being delivered to the consumer’s home is the detection of bacteria in the water. While there are many types [...]
January 9, 2013 by Pelican Water · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Systems, Drinking Water, Learn About
Social Tagging: Contamination • Drinking Systems • Lead • Reverse Osmosis • RO
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Systems, Drinking Water, Learn About
Social Tagging: Contamination • Drinking Systems • Lead • Reverse Osmosis • RO
Lead is a heavy metal that is hazardous to health if breathed or swallowed. Its use in gasoline, paints, and plumbing compounds has been sharply restricted or eliminated by federal laws and regulations. The greatest exposure to lead is swallowing or breathing in lead paint chips and dust. But lead in drinking water can also [...]
January 2, 2013 by Pelican Water · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Water, Learn About, Water Filters
Social Tagging: ammonia • Chloramines • Drinking Water • EPA
Filed under: Contamination, Drinking Water, Learn About, Water Filters
Social Tagging: ammonia • Chloramines • Drinking Water • EPA
Chloramines are disinfectants used to treat drinking water. Chloramines are most commonly formed when ammonia is added to chlorine to treat drinking water. The typical purpose of chloramines is to provide longer-lasting water treatment as the water moves through pipes to consumers. This type of disinfection is known as secondary disinfection. Chloramines have been used [...]