It is no joke that there are a lot of chemicals in Springfield, Mo.’s tap water. The chemicals and contaminants come from a variety of different places, such as metal released from mining and refineries, fertilizer runoff, urban runoff, industrial pollution, and other chemicals come from adding chlorine and other disinfectants into our water supply.…
How Flooding Can Contaminate Your Well Water
For those whose homes use well water, you are going to want to read this! Missouri has its seasons, and when it rains, it pours. And while this may be a good thing for farms and gardens, it can be detrimental to your water supply. How Flooding Can Contaminate Your Well Water Wells covered…
The Negative Effects of Pharmaceuticals in our Water
Whether we like it or not, pharmaceuticals are in our water. What’s worse is that the presence of pharmaceuticals is not regulated in our drinking water supply. Using or drinking bottled water isn’t necessarily the solution because the water within the bottles may contain these pharmaceuticals too. More often than not, bottled water comes out…
