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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j6y49cc wrote

Have you tested this home’s water before?

How long ago?

How much does the test cost?

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6yrskr wrote

Hello! I have not tested the water here before. I'm not yet aware of how much a test may or may not cost - when I did some Google searching, found that health.ri.gov mostly references well water testing but I/we do not have a well. Also https://health.ri.gov/find/labs/drinkingwater/ speaks to RIDOH Certified Drinking Water Testing labs - but it also says they do not endorse or recommend any of the certified laboratories listed (???) so honestly I was just confused and figured to ask here for thoughts and recommendations.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j6ysgbo wrote

  1. I usually test the water when we buy a new home - whether it is well water or city water - to be safe.

  2. Last time I tested water (it happened to be well water but I’m not sure it would matter), I gathered samples from faucets and brought the samples to the health department.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j6yti9a wrote

Maybe call BAL and tell them you’d like a price quote on testing your drinking water?

4017850241

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6ywqlb wrote

Thank you for sharing your experience and for mentioning BAL and providing their #, that's very nice of you! I'm going to check out their site and plan to give them a call in the near future - my curiosity is piqued as to what the test results will be, that is for sure!

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j6yxn1v wrote

You’re welcome. :)

Have you looked at the PFAS map?

https://www.sierraclub.org/pfas-rhode-island-water

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6yyosq wrote

:-0 !! I had not; PFAS is new to me by name and I'm ruffling through some of the content now - wouldn't ya know that North Providence falls into the "Red = Total PFAS detected at a total greater than 20 ppt" category. I'm learning a lot today; thank you very much, kind Redditor!

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liliumsuperstar t1_j70c14i wrote

Any of the certified labs will give you good results. They just can’t endorse one over another to avoid favoritism.

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