{"id":16952,"date":"2016-01-26T14:57:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T19:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=16952"},"modified":"2016-01-26T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T19:57:14","slug":"how-to-test-your-drinking-water-and-why-you-should-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=16952","title":{"rendered":"How to Test Your Drinking Water (And Why You Should Do It)"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Test Your Drinking Water (And Why You Should Do It)<\/a><\/h3>\n

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While we would love to be able to trust the liquid flowing from our faucets, anyone who pays even half-hearted attention to the news knows that we can no longer expect safety in our drinking water unless we confirm it ourselves.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The EPA and Michigan\u2019s Gov. Snyder have now added to the list of reasons that I have trust issues.\u00a0Water is one of the most important survival topics around \u2013 it\u2019s so important to me that\u00a0I wrote an entire book about it<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Every day, new horrors are being uncovered in relation to the drinking water in Flint, Michigan.\u00a0Residents of the city have been drinking water that was presumably safe for the past year without knowing that it was actually contaminated with chemical byproducts, E. coli, Legionnaires\u2019 disease and lead. It appears that both\u00a0the EPA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the governor of Michigan knew<\/a>\u00a0the water was unsafe for quite some time, but no one said a word to warn the people of Flint. To heap insult onto injury,\u00a0the water company has had the audacity to bill people for the poisoned water<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and has even\u00a0sent out shut-off notices<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

So, do you really think you can trust the water flowing from your own taps? If Flint was the last straw for you, it\u2019s time to take matters into your own hands and test your drinking water for contaminants. Whether your water source is private or municipal, the onus for your family\u2019s safety is on you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Where to get a water testing kit<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Water testing kits are readily available on Amazon.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n