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colLABorate
Testing Recommendations
There is no single, practical well water testing
list that is protective
public do
health on
nationwide.
What
can of you
ColLABorate?
Contamination, especially naturally-occurring
Participate
in discussions
with your
contaminants like arsenic
or uranium, is highly
dependent on geology. The Private Well Class
peers,
find
and based
contact
other community
recommends
sampling
around three
criteria:
members, share your documents/
1. Sample for coliform bacteria and nitrates
presentations
and
enjoy
exploring.
Visit
annually. They indicate
surface
influences
on
a well, either due to poor construction or a
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to get
nearby shallow source.
in
on the
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2. Contact
local conversations
and state health departments
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
APHL’s Online
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Currently, the following ColLABorate Communities are
open to APHL members and partners:
• Cannabis Community of Practice
• Government Environmental Laboratory
• Health Information Technology-Newborn Screening
• Laboratory Biosafety Community
• Laboratory Leadership-Mentorship Community
• Microbiology Discussion Community
to ask about any naturally-occurring or
industrial
of concern.
For
Not
sure contaminants
if you are
a member
of Well a Water Quality Testing Regulations.
• NewSTEPs
Community
Source: National Environmental
Health Association
instance, beryllium is a natural contaminant
community?
the
site,
on “My
• Opioid Community of Practice
of concern in Rhode On
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but we
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allow a and
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lead, manganese, sulfate,
the importance of sampling and proper well
determine many health and aesthetic concerns.
pH, hardness, arsenic, chloride, turbidity, total
• STARLIMS Community
on dissolved
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Contact
construction. And partner with other agencies to
Well owners
rely on laboratories for advice,
solids, alkalinity, copper
(if you have
reach more well owners.
so
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copper
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zinc
and
cadmium
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have
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difference. For example, have staff who are
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