http://watertestingblog.com Water quality, testing, and purification Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:03:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the folks who rent an apartment, rent a house, have a summer home, or just don't feel like going through the hassle of installing a whole house system or an undersink water filter system, you don't have to go without safe, clean drinking water. They make countertop drinking water ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/11/countertop-water-filter-systems/ For those who would like a definition of pH and an explanation of why testing for pH matters, take a look at one of our previous blog entries: "Testing for pH Levels and Why pH Matters". Since we have not, as of yet, posted a blog entry specifically about alkalinity, we ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/10/easy-way-to-measure-ph-and-alkalinity/ Most of us take for granted that we will have safe, clean tap water coming out of our faucets and think nothing of the dangers presented by not filtering and/or purifying our water prior to use. Cryptosporidium, a gastrointestinal parasite, contaminated the municipal drinking water of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1993 ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/09/municipal-water-systems-cannot-gurantee-safe-water-at-your-faucet/ We recently learned of another vendor, WaterFilters.Net, that offers drinking water water test kits on their web site. Culligan TK-2 Water Test Kit WaterSafe All in One Test Kit WaterSafe Well Water Test Kit   Complete Home Water Test Kit WaterSafe Science Fair Project Kit Well Drillers Test Kit   National Testing Labs27 Parameter Test Kit National Testing Labs83 Parameter ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/08/drinking-water-test-kit-com-simple-and-to-the-point/ A while back we posted an article about the extent of mercury contamination in freshwater streams and rivers in the United States and in that article we told you how fish from ALL 291 bodies of water tested came up positive for mercury. Therefore an article which recently appeared on ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/05/bass-in-juniata-reservoir-test-positive-for-mercury/ If you have a home water filter system that requires a 2.5" diameter 20" Big Blue Carbon Filter, then the following list will definitely come in handy. Below you will find replacement Liquatec, Pentek and KX Matrikx 20" x 2.5" replacement carbon filters for big blue filter housings. KX Matrikx +Pb1 ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/04/replacement-20-x-2-5-big-blue-carbon-water-filters/ We recently read that the Federal Government has decided to investigate the severity and cause elevated nitrate and bacteria levels in well water out in the State of Washington. From the sounds of things, the situation has gone on for quite some time... and residents in rural Lower Yakima Valley may ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/04/feds-testing-lower-valley-wells-for-bacteria-and-nitrates/ Since we posted one type of 20" Big Blue Water Filter, we may as well continue with another type of 20-inch Big Blue filter. This time we have a list of replacement sediment filters from Liquatec, Aqua-Pure and Pentek that will fit into most standard 20" Big Blue Filter Housings. Aqua-Pure ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/03/replacement-20-big-blue-sediment-filters-pentek-liquatec-aqua-pure/ Last Summer the Department of Natural Resources in Missouri allegedly delayed releasing the results of bacteria testing in Lake of the Ozarks to keep from having to shut down beaches and other popular waterfront vacation spots during a highly profitable time for the region. Needless to say that when news ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/03/missouri-ponders-stripping-dnr-of-water-testing-responsibilities/ Looking for a replacement Big Blue 20" Carbon Water Filter for your water filtration system? Below you will find detailed information about replacement 20" Big Blue Carbon Filters from KX Matrikx, Pentek, and Liquatec. KX Matrikx +5 02-425-125-20 Carbon Block FilterKX Matrikx 02-425-125-20Your Cost: $64.00 Regular Price: $70.00"The KX Matrikx 02-425-125-20 ... http://watertestingblog.com/2010/03/02/replacement-big-blue-20-water-filters-pentek-liquatec-kx-matrikx/