Duane Moser, an assistant research professor with Desert Research Institute, collects water samples from the Las Vegas Wash in Henderson, Nev., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A recent Gallup Poll indicates that Americans are more concerned about pollution of drinking water than global warming - and Gallup conducted this poll before the AP released its report on pharmaceuticals in drinking water that we told you about earlier. (see Drugs in Your Drinking Water)
Are you concerned about your drinking water? If so, there's some good information available in the Frequently Asked Questions section of the EPA's website. You could start there, but you may not find all the information you need to allay your concerns.
In a story from USA Today on the tap water issue, the AP reported that "Most Americans probably think they have a good idea of what's being detected in their water. Federal law requires water providers to distribute annual "consumer confidence reports" that reveal levels of regulated contaminants. Providers are not, however, required to tell people if they find a contaminant that is not on a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency list. And there are no pharmaceuticals on the EPA list."
The answer may be to have your water tested yourself. If you're on private well water this will definitely be the way to go - nobody else is watching that for you. The good news is that the California Department of Health certifies laboratories for both chemical and biological testing of water. We've found a few labs on the CDH list that are located in the Napa or Sonoma area, and we've listed them below. There are a lot more labs on the approved list. For more information, log onto www.cdph.ca.gov.
ANALYTICAL SCIENCES, INC.
110 LIBERTY STREET
PETALUMA, CA 94952
(707) 769-3128
ELAP certificate #2303, expires 4/30/2010
Tests in the following categories: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 126 (see below)
BRELJE AND RACE LABORATORIES, INC.
425 SOUTH E STREET
SANTA ROSA CA 95404
(707) 544-8807
ELAP certificate #1243, expires 7/31/2008
Tests in the following categories: 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 113, 126
CALTEST ANALYTICAL LABORATORY
1885 NORTH KELLY ROAD
NAPA 94558
(707) 258-4000
ELAP certificate #1664, expires 11/30/2009
Tests in the following categories: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 110, 126
K PRIME, INC.
3621 WESTWIND BOULEVARD
SANTA ROSA 95403
(707) 527-7574
ELAP certificate #1532, expires 5/31/2009
Tests in the following categories: 103, 108, 109, 114, 115, 116, 117
BACE ANALYTICAL AND FIELD SERVICES, INC.
5468 SKYLANE BLVD., SUITE 104
SANTA ROSA 95403
(707) 687-2070
ELAP certificate #2639, expires 11/30/2009
Tests for volatile and semi-volatile organic chemistry of hazardous waste.
The laboratories are certified in one or more of the following Fields of Testing:
- 101 - Microbiology of Drinking Water
- 102 - Inorganic Chemistry of Drinking Water
- 103 - Toxic Chemical Elements of Drinking Water
- 104 - Volatile Organic Chemistry of Drinking Water
- 105 - Semi-volatile Organic Chemistry of Drinking Water
- 107 - Microbiology of Wastewater
- 108 - Inorganic Chemistry of Wastewater
- 109 - Toxic Chemical Elements of Wastewater
- 110 - Volatile Organic Chemistry of Wastewater
- 113 - Whole Effluent Toxicity of Wastewater
- 114 - Inorganic Chemistry & Toxic Chemical Elements of Hazardous Waste
- 115 - Extraction Test of Hazardous Waste
- 116 - Volatile Organic Chemistry of Hazardous Waste
- 117 - Semi-volatile Organic Chemistry of Hazardous Waste
- 120 - Physical Properties of Hazardous Waste
- 126 - Microbiology of Recreational Water
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