How Our Lead Water Test Works
A laboratory uses precise analytical methods to test for lead, including Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS), and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (GFAAS).
Home colorimetric test kits, available from hardware stores, offer a quick indication by comparing a dipped strip to a colour chart. However, these are far less accurate than laboratory analysis.
When it comes to something as important as your family’s health, a laboratory test gives you a result you can trust.
Who is the Lead Water Test Recommended For?
Several groups of people or organisations are recommended to get a lab-certified lead water test:
- Homeowners: If you own a home, especially an older one, it’s a good idea to get your water tested for lead, as lead can leach into drinking water from pipes, fittings, and fixtures that contain lead. If your water supply has lead, steps can be taken to address the contamination and protect your health.
- Renters: Even if you don’t own your home, you still have the right to know if your water contains lead. You can ask your landlord or property manager to get your water tested, or you can request to see the results of any previous tests.
- Parents of young children: Children are at a higher risk of lead poisoning than adults, so parents of young children should consider getting their water tested to ensure that their water is safe to drink.
- Pregnant women: Pregnant women and their unborn children are at a higher risk of lead poisoning, so pregnant women must know if their water contains lead.
- Schools and daycare centres: Schools and daycare centres should have their water tested for lead to ensure that the children in their care are not exposed to lead in their drinking water.
- Local government: Local authorities should have a program for lead testing to ensure that the public water systems comply with EPA regulations.
- Businesses: Some businesses are also required to test their water for lead. This includes businesses serving food and drink, such as restaurants, coffee shops, schools, daycare centres, and healthcare facilities.
It is generally a good idea for anyone concerned about lead in their water to get a lab-certified lead water test, especially if they have young children or pregnant women or if they know that their homes or buildings were built or had plumbing infrastructure changed before 1986 as those are more likely to have lead pipes or fixtures.
☎️ If you’re still unsure whether you need lead testing, don’t hesitate to contact us here; we would be happy to advise.
What's The Process?
We Can Do It For You In 3 Easy Steps – Simple. Clear. Accurate:
- Simple – order the test you need, and we will post your testing kit to you
- Clear – follow the instructions, collect the sample and post it back to us the same day for next-day delivery
- Accurate – easy-to-understand results will be sent to you by email within 10 days.
*If you prefer, you can pick up and drop off the water sample or request a home/office visit with one of our specialists. In the case of an emergency bacteria test, we will provide a next-day result service.
Whether your water looks perfectly clear or not, that’s no guarantee it’s free of lead. Order a lead water test today and know for certain.
What's Included In This Test?
Our drinking water analysis is INAB Accredited and based on EU Drinking Water Regulations.
This test is a single-parameter test, only testing for lead.
