WATER

QUALITY
NIKKI CHESHIRE
04/30/2015
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0:38 BRYAN SWISTOCK
WATER SPECIALIST

1:17 DR. CHOBI DEBROY
CLINICAL PROFESSOR














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GOOD WATER QUALITY IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF LEADING A
HEALTHY LIFE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU SUSPECT YOUR WATER IS
CONTAMINATED? REPORTER NIKKI
CHESHIRE INVESTIGATES.
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RESIDENTS SUBMITTING WATER
SAMPLES FOR LAB TESTING SHOULD
EXPECT A WAIT TIME OF ABOUT TWO
WEEKS FOR RESULTS.

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SWISTOCK SOT

WATER IS A CRITICAL ASPECT OF EVERY

DAY LIFE. WHETHER ITS BEING USED
FOR IRRIGATION SHOWERS OR
DRINKING ... ITS IMPORTANT TO KNOW
WHAT ELSE MAY BE IN OUR WATER.
HERE AT PENN STATE DRINKING
WATER IS ROUTINELY SAMPLED FOR
CONTAMINANTS AT THE AGRICULTURAL
ANALYTICAL SERVICES LABORATORY
A STATE-ACCREDITED FACILITY.
BRYAN SWISTOCK THE WATER
RESOURCES SPECIALIST AT PENN STATE
EXTENSION SAYS THERE ARE CERTAIN
SIGNS PEOPLE SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR
THAT MAY MEAN THEIR WATER IS
CONTAMINATED.
(WATER SOT #1)
Any obvious odors, tastes or unusual
staining that they notice in their sinks and
their tubs, maybe their plumbing starts to
leak, they start to get a scale or sediment
that builds up, those are common reasons
that people test but actually the
unfortunate thing is that most of the
things that hurt you in water, you dont
actually smell or taste and you really only
find out about if you test.

SWISTOCK RECOMMENDS PEOPLE WITH
PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIES TO CHECK
























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STAND-UP BRIDGE

THEIR WATER ONCE A YEAR. ACCORDING

TO THE E-P-A COMMON
CONTAMINANTS INCLUDE COLIFORM
BACTERIA E. COLI LEAD NITRATE
AND ARSENIC.
BACTERIAS ARE THE MOST COMMON
IMPURITY AND CAN LEAD TO HEALTH
RISKS. DR. CHOBI DEBROY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
SAYS THE BACTERIA E. COLI IS PRESENT
ALMOST EVERYWHERE AND CAN CAUSE
A VARIETY OF HEALTH ISSUES.
(WATER SOT #2)
Some of these bacteria are good, but
some of them cause diseases. A person can
fall sick and they can be really having
diarrhea, cramps, pains, and all kinds of
problems.

PENN STATES WATER COMES FROM A
PUBLIC SUPPLY LOCATED PAST NORTH
CAMPUS. ALTHOUGH PUBLIC SOURCES
OFTEN TEST FOR QUALITY CONTROL
PURPOSES TOXINS SUCH AS COPPER
AND LEAD CAN OCCUR IN INDIVIDUAL
BUILDINGS IF THE PIPES ARE OLD AND
CORRODING.
(REPORTER BRIDGE)

I DECIDED TO CHECK THE WATER IN

ATHERTON HALL USING A HOME TEST
KIT PURCHASED ONLINE. I CHECKED FOR
LEAD AND PESTICIDES.
USING A STERILIZED CONTAINER TO
COLLECT WATER FROM A BATHROOM
FAUCET THE RESULTS WERE
AVAILABLE FAIRLY QUICKLY. THE
STRIPS SHOWED ATHERTON WATER IS
NEGATIVE FOR LEAD BUT COULD BE
POSITIVE FOR POTENTIALLY
HAZARDOUS PESTICIDES.
HOWEVER DO-IT-YOURSELF KITS ARE
NOT COMPLETELY ACCURATE AND
SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO DETERMINE
IF A SAMPLE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO
A LAB FOR FURTHER TESTING.
PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE QUALITY OF THEIR WATER SHOULD
BRING THEIR SAMPLES TO THE LAB FOR
CONCLUSIVE RESULTS.
REPORTING FROM UNIVERSITY PARK
IM NIKKI CHESHIRE.
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