Pesticides Water Test CT: Pesticides are more likely to be a problem if your well is shallow, has less than 15 feet of casing below the water table, or is located in sandy soil and is downslope from irrigated lands such as farms or golf courses where pesticides are. You should also have a pesticide water test done on your CT water if:
- Someone in your household is pregnant or nursing.
- An unexplained illnesses has occurred in the family.
- A dangerous contaminant was found in your neighbor’s well.
- The water’s taste, odor, color, or clarity changes.
- You have a spill of chemicals or fuel into or near your well.
When pesticides are sprayed on lawns, golf courses, parks, crops, etc in CT they wash or filter into private wells, aquifers, and groundwater used by humans and animals alike. Pesticides could easily migrate from field to surface waters or to underground aquifers.
Although a water test on the well water must be performed when a home is sold in CT, a water test for pesticides is not required due to the additional cost. Chronic health problems can occur due to long term exposure to a relatively low concentration
To have a water test of your CT well done for pesticides call our water test specialists today 888-558-1574.
