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Many kinds of contamination can happen to well water. It is essential for safety to test drinking water annually or even more frequently if conditions around the well change. -eg. cattle or horses allowed in area, farmer using fertilizers or pesticide etc.

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Is well water drinkable?

Most well water is drinkable, but should be tested for impurities.


Is well water safe?

Although well water can be fine, it also frequently can be contaminated with toxins and/or microbes, and so should be avoided if possible. If you must drink well water, be sure to test it first (water tests are likely available at your local pharmacy or hardware).


Could my 1 year old be sick due to your well water?

No, -but she may be sick because of YOUR well water if you haven't had it tested. Everyone using well water for human consumption should first have it biologically tested.


Is well water safe for guppy's high in calcium lime rust?

That depends entirely on the well water. You should have it lab tested.


Can well water make you sick?

Yes, well water can sometimes make you sick. All well water should be lab tested before consumption by humans.


Why is your artesian well water dirty?

It's coming out of the ground. You should get it biologically tested before using it for human use.It's coming out of the ground. You should get it biologically tested before using it for human use.


Why does your well water smell?

Nobody will know unless you get it tested in a lab. This should be done annually with drinking waterNobody will know unless you get it tested in a lab. This should be done annually with drinking water


Is it harmful to drink well water after drinking distilled water for a number of years?

No, it is not harmful - assuming your well water has been tested for human consumption.No, it is not harmful - assuming your well water has been tested for human consumption.


How do you test artesian well water?

Any water you are consuming should be tested in a lab for biological purity. This is usually fairly inexpensive and protects your health.In any water you are consuming it should be tested in a lab for biological purity. This is usually fairly inexpensive and protects your health.


What are the main ingredients in well water?

Anything that is in the ground may be in well water in very small quantities. This is why well water should be tested annually for potability ( human safety) and for minerals. It is quite common for minerals such as iron to be found in well water, - not poisonous but harmful to plumbing. Almost all items can be removed by different kinds of filtering. -However I cannot stress enough, if you use well water for human consumption, get it tested !Anything that is in the ground may be in well water in very small quantities. This is why well water should be tested annually for potability ( human safety) and for minerals. It is quite common for minerals such as iron to be found in well water, - not poisonous but harmful to plumbing. Almost all items can be removed by different kinds of filtering. -However I cannot stress enough, if you use well water for human consumption, get it tested !


Can you cook with artesian water?

If it is tested as good for human use you can. All well water should be lab tested before human consumption.


Which medicine is used for purify well water?

None that I know of. -You should get it tested at a lab, then use appropriate filters to purify it.None that I know of. -You should get it tested at a lab, then use appropriatefilters to purify it.