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Advanced Pump Service: Water Quality Testing: Contaminates: Arsenic
Advanced Pump Service
A Division of Christensen Well Drilling Co.
Eugene, Oregon 97408
(541) 344-0230
A Division of Christensen Well Drilling Co.
Eugene, Oregon 97408
(541) 344-0230
Serving the pump needs of Oregon and Southern Washington:
Lane County, Linn County, Douglas County, Lincoln County, Benton County, Clackamas County.Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove, Florence, Harrisburg, Junction City, Monroe, Albany, Lebanon, Milwaukee, Coos Bay
Lane County, Linn County, Douglas County, Lincoln County, Benton County, Clackamas County.Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove, Florence, Harrisburg, Junction City, Monroe, Albany, Lebanon, Milwaukee, Coos Bay
Eugene, Oregon Pump Service Contractor -- A Division of Christensen Well Drilling Co.
Arsenic
Contaminates
What is arsenic?
+ Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic table.
+ It is odorless and tasteless.
How does arsenic get into my drinking water?
+ It occurs naturally in the environment and is a by-product of some agricultural and industrial activities,
+ it can enter drinking water through the ground or as runoff into surface water sources.
+ Water is a universal solvent and suspends the arsenic in it easily.
Health effects:
+ Human exposure to arsenic can cause both short and long term health effects.
+ Long term exposure to arsenic has been linked to cancer of the bladder, lungs, skin, kidneys, nasal passages, liver and prostate.
Is my well at risk?
+ It is up to the well owner to test for arsenic.
+ It is best to ask your local health department about your area
+ Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic table.
+ It is odorless and tasteless.
How does arsenic get into my drinking water?
+ It occurs naturally in the environment and is a by-product of some agricultural and industrial activities,
+ it can enter drinking water through the ground or as runoff into surface water sources.
+ Water is a universal solvent and suspends the arsenic in it easily.
Health effects:
+ Human exposure to arsenic can cause both short and long term health effects.
+ Long term exposure to arsenic has been linked to cancer of the bladder, lungs, skin, kidneys, nasal passages, liver and prostate.
Is my well at risk?
+ It is up to the well owner to test for arsenic.
+ It is best to ask your local health department about your area
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