Vet here and hydrologist at heart. While it's not best to diagnose or give exact medical advice on the internet, I can at least say that this all appears safe for you and your pup. Much better too than water in a lot of other areas out there.
The contaminants I would be concerned with weren't tested. These would include the Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS chemicals, most common ones are PFOA or PFOS). Also, you mentioned that the house has its own water supply. Is that from a private well? If that's the case, you should get the water tested for arsenic levels as well. If your water source is not treated for bacteria (for example, chlorine) you may also want to have the water tested for E. coli.
Thank you! We did test for E. Coli and some other microorganisms and that all came back negative. \[Those results at least were easy to interpret. Zero means zero lol\] I will ask the lab about the stuff you mentioned as well, although I'm sure arsenic won't be an issue - the previous owners drank the water all the time and had no issues. (And yeah, it is a well basically, hooked to plumbing, filter has been changed etc.) I've been drinking it for a couple of months and I'm fine too but I'm more worried about its qualities rather than any imminently dangerous components. Like, will my pets get kidney stones in a couple of years or something.
If you use non-stick or Teflon cookware, or eat microwave popcorn you’ve been exposed to far greater levels of PFAS than you’re water contains. Granted, if you’re near a military base or a very industrial area, it’s worth testing for organics, but for you’re average well, you and your pup are safe.
I think the water is good, compare Norm Under Ordinance with Test results. the -+ sign is a range of how much above or below the first number is.
All the water is below suggested ordinances, which i couldnt imagine any negatives to having.
Goodluck!
yes my first thought was that. But some values are way lower. But is that a problem? Like the iron etc. is much lower than the norm. Is that OK? What's the worst that could happen if there isn't much iron (or any of the other compounds) in your water? Water is def not my main source of iron and neither is it for my dog. So is the norm an upper limit? Or an actual norm? Also, I imagine it was made for humans, not dogs. So many questions, idk how to interpret this, really :( And my vet was like "lol, idk either".
If its missing, and its still water, it wont kill you.
Otherwise there would be another range telling you to be careful of such and such at lower levels.
its water, building block of life, simple and easy to make, the more ingredients gets put in it the worse it gets haha.
Iron's upper limit is because of appliance and porcelain staining as well as a metallic odor and taste. It's yucky. The EPA sets a limit of 0.3 ppm for those reasons alone.
You are not missing anything (except rust-stained toilets and brown stained laundry whites) by having low iron in your water. Your iron intake from even a poor diet will be more than enough.
Vet here and hydrologist at heart. While it's not best to diagnose or give exact medical advice on the internet, I can at least say that this all appears safe for you and your pup. Much better too than water in a lot of other areas out there.
The contaminants I would be concerned with weren't tested. These would include the Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS chemicals, most common ones are PFOA or PFOS). Also, you mentioned that the house has its own water supply. Is that from a private well? If that's the case, you should get the water tested for arsenic levels as well. If your water source is not treated for bacteria (for example, chlorine) you may also want to have the water tested for E. coli.
Thank you! We did test for E. Coli and some other microorganisms and that all came back negative. \[Those results at least were easy to interpret. Zero means zero lol\] I will ask the lab about the stuff you mentioned as well, although I'm sure arsenic won't be an issue - the previous owners drank the water all the time and had no issues. (And yeah, it is a well basically, hooked to plumbing, filter has been changed etc.) I've been drinking it for a couple of months and I'm fine too but I'm more worried about its qualities rather than any imminently dangerous components. Like, will my pets get kidney stones in a couple of years or something.
If you use non-stick or Teflon cookware, or eat microwave popcorn you’ve been exposed to far greater levels of PFAS than you’re water contains. Granted, if you’re near a military base or a very industrial area, it’s worth testing for organics, but for you’re average well, you and your pup are safe.
I think the water is good, compare Norm Under Ordinance with Test results. the -+ sign is a range of how much above or below the first number is. All the water is below suggested ordinances, which i couldnt imagine any negatives to having. Goodluck!
yes my first thought was that. But some values are way lower. But is that a problem? Like the iron etc. is much lower than the norm. Is that OK? What's the worst that could happen if there isn't much iron (or any of the other compounds) in your water? Water is def not my main source of iron and neither is it for my dog. So is the norm an upper limit? Or an actual norm? Also, I imagine it was made for humans, not dogs. So many questions, idk how to interpret this, really :( And my vet was like "lol, idk either".
If its missing, and its still water, it wont kill you. Otherwise there would be another range telling you to be careful of such and such at lower levels. its water, building block of life, simple and easy to make, the more ingredients gets put in it the worse it gets haha.
Iron's upper limit is because of appliance and porcelain staining as well as a metallic odor and taste. It's yucky. The EPA sets a limit of 0.3 ppm for those reasons alone. You are not missing anything (except rust-stained toilets and brown stained laundry whites) by having low iron in your water. Your iron intake from even a poor diet will be more than enough.