Watersafe All-in-One Drinking Water Test Kit

This do-it-yourself test kit allows you to check your drinking water for eight common contaminants: Bacteria, Lead, Pesticides, Nitrates, Nitrites, Chlorine, pH and Hardness. Watersafe test kits are accurate, easy-to-use and produce results on the spot.

Product Description:

This Watersafe® Test Kit contains everything you will need to find out simply and accurately if your water contains unsafe or undesirable levels of one or more of 8 common contaminants. Follow instructions carefully and compare results to the desired values below. Drinking water which tests outside the desired values may be dangerous to your health.

PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS

WHY WATER TESTING ?

Watersafe® Drinking Water Tests Kits are affordable, fast (ten minutes from start to finish) and yield reliable, lab-accurate results.

Despite modern facilities, water remains an all-too-common source of both acute and chronic illness – simply because it is by far the most ingested substance on the planet.

Chronic exposure to chemical contaminants is particularly dangerous and these toxins are highly insidious, causing damage over months and years, often with serious or deadly effects. Water contaminants can be man-made or naturally occurring.

The E.coli bacteria is responsible for an estimated 73,000 cases of infection and 61 deaths per year in the United States (Center for Disease Control and Prevention).

Chlorine, used for disinfection, can react with organic matter to form cancer-causing trihalomethanes.

Pipes can leach lead, which causes a wide variety of systemic and developmental problems.

Until 1988 pipes and fixtures containing lead were used in construction.
Most homes and offices built before then may have lead-containing pipes and fixtures in current use.

Pesticides have been discovered in every large watershed in the US and in a large percentage of groundwater wells.

In the US about 1,000,000 children under the age of six have a blood lead level exceeding the level of concern.

Note: If your water tests outside the desired values, call 888.438.1942.

About Watersafe

Silver Lake Research Corporation (SLRC) is a California biotechnology company that has developed unique, propriety methods to make antibodies and transform them into novel diagnostic products. SLRC's Watersafe® test kits have revolutionized environmental testing, bringing the accuracy of a laboratory within the reach of every homeowner and non-technical user.
The company develops and manufactures several test kit product lines and also collaborates with other companies and organizations to produce antibodies and immunoassays for our partners' needs.

Silver Lake Research Corporation recently expanded its research laboratories and manufacturing facilities in Southern California and, with these new capabilities, we look forward to serving our customers' future needs with an ever-expanding range of products.

FAQ's

You cannot see, smell, or taste most contaminants, but if they are in your water, the potential danger to your health is staggering. Learn more about:

• Bacteria
  THE MOST LIKELY SOURCE OF ACUTE WATER-BORNE DISEASE - E. coli Bacteria and other potentially dangerous microbes are commonly found in our environment, but they should not be present in our drinking water. Thousands of cases of bacterial illness occur every year, many of them fatal. Many strains of bacteria are not toxic, but some can cause very serious illness. Even mild cases can result in diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Young children and those with weaker immunity are more likely to be affected. Since contaminated water may not taste or smell "bad", most cases of water-borne disease are not likely to be identified as such. The presence of bacteria in drinking water indicates that treatment methods are not working properly and are not adequate to remove all viable microbes. When treatment fails, drinking water may become potentially toxic. Community water systems take steps to disinfect drinking water, but they may not become aware of problems until it's too late. This bacteria was first recognized as a cause of illness in 1982.
  
• Lead
  LEAD FROM PIPES CAN LEACH INTO HOUSEHOLD WATER USED FOR DRINKING, COOKING, AND WASHING - Many homes and buildings have pipes and plumbing fixtures that contain lead. Lead can leach from pipes into household water, making this plumbing a major source of water contamination and a potential source of toxic lead poisoning. Lead is so toxic that even very low levels may be dangerous. Lead consumption and poisoning has been linked to many serious illnesses, especially in young children. Lead can harm mental and physical development and may cause brain abnormalities, kidney damage and hypertension. As with other water contaminants, the risk of lead damage are much greater for children than for adults --families should be particularly concerned about the health of the water supply. Consumers should test lead levels at each faucet in the home, especially if the plumbing fixtures could be from the 1980's or older. Lead from pipes can leach into household water used for drinking, cooking and washing.
  
• Pesticides
  PESTICIDES ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN DRINKING WATER - Pesticides are deadly chemicals used to eliminate weeds, insects and other harmful elements in crops. Their pervasive use, however, has produced its own harm. Now it is not uncommon to find pesticide contamination in our drinking water. Atrazine and Simazine are two of the pesticides most commonly found to contaminate drinking water. More than 60 million pounds of these two chemicals are introduced into the environment each year as herbicides, and left to potentially leak into the soil, groundwater, and the lakes and rivers that are the sources for the water we drink. They are so toxic that the EPA-mandated maximum level is equivalent to less than one drop in a swimming pool. There are laws that require the regular testing of community water supplies, but they are, in practice, rarely tested. Now, Watersafe® brings laboratory-level accuracy within your reach.
  
• Nitrates and Nitrites
  A COMMON YET INCREDIBLY HARMFULL POLLUTANT ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND SMALL ANIMALS - When animal and human wastes or field fertilizers come into contact with water, they show up as nitrates and nitrites. Both are serious contaminants because they affect the very core of human life - birth and the development of young life. In 1992, when the survey was released, some 22,500 infants drinking domestic well water were esitmated to be exposed to levels of nitrates exceeding the EPA safe drinking water limits; for community systems, the number was esitmated to be 43,500 infants.
  
• Chlorine
  DRINKING CHLORINE IN SMALL AMOUNTS MAY NOT HURT YOU, BUT CHLORINE BY-PRODUCTS CAN - The consumption of chlorine in very small amounts most likely will not cause you serious harm. What may be harmful, however, are the by-products, including chloroform, that chlorine produces when mixed with organic matter.
  
• Hardness
  WHEN YOU HAVE HARD WATER, IT CAN TAKE TWICE AS MUCH SOAP TO DO YOUR LAUNDRY - Water hardness is primarily caused by calcium and magnesium compounds. These chemicals are not easily detected, but the numerous negative effects can be unpleasant and costly. When you have hard water it can take twice as much soap to do your laundry.
  
• pH
  KNOWING THE PH LEVEL OF YOUR WATER CAN HELP YOU PREVENT SECONDARY EFFECTS  If the acidity of your water is too high, corrosion can leach out lead from pipes and plumbing as well as damage your water supply system and water heater.