CONTACT INFORMATION Keith Peddie The English Inspector kpeddie@triad.rr.com
voice: 1-866-460-3472
fax: 1-336-272-2699
708 East Lake Drive
Greensboro, NC 27401
Well Water Analysis
In an effort to get my clients to have their home checked out,
for the remainder of 2004, I am reducing my environmental testing
by 10%.
Information
The basic test covers:- e-coli, total coliform, nitrates, nitrites,
total nitrates-nitrites, Ph, iron, lead and turbidity. The cost
of this test is $175. Additional tests and/or expediting tests
costs more. Allow a week for results to come back.
Additional testing (e.g. copper, chlorine, arsenic) can be arranged
with advance notice. Call for additional quote.
Advice
Bacteria: Bacterial contamination in water causes
severe digestive problems, fever, nausea, diarrhea and sometimes,
even death. One of hundreds of strains of the bacterium Eschericha
coli (E. coli 0157:H7) is an emerging cause of food borne and
water borne illness. This strain produces a power-ful toxin and
can cause severe illness. A recent Bulletin from Ohio State University
states that bacteria in drinking water, e.g. coliform, causes
human illnesses such as typhoid, dysentery, cholera, and hepatitis.
Pesticides: Pesticide ingestion and inhalation
can damage internal organs, cause cancer, and eventually death.
The World Heath Organization estimates that one-half of the ground
and well water in the U. S. is contaminated with pesticides, resulting
in 20,000 deaths per year.
Wells: If I myself were buying a house using
well-water, I would insist upon chemical and bacterialogical,
as well as radon, testing. Water can pick-up radon deep within
the earth and bring it up to your house. Although radon may not
be present within the living area of the house (tested by an air-test)
because of a well vented crawl-space, it may well be released
into the middle of the house when pressure is reduced (i.e when
water exits a shower-head or faucet).
I offer a special package: water (chemical and bacteria)
and radon-in-water testing, done at the same time as the inspection,
for $ 300 (saving you $55).
Water testing is always recommended when you have a private well
and, unless community well water has been tested recently and
the results are on hand, it is prudent to analyze such water too.
