At-Home Water Testing Quality Variability

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Are at-home water tests worth it? New study shows quality can vary widely

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Researchers call for industry standards in the unregulated at-home water testing kit market.

There are high levels of variability between test kits' abilities to detect contaminants in water.

The type of kit matters, and there are essentially two types available: one that measures for a particular element, and one that supposedly can measure a dozen parameters at one time.

Consumers who should consider testing their water are well owners, people who live in older houses who haven't had plumbing updated or replaced in the last two decades .

"There's widespread mistrust in tap water across the U.S. ," says Emily Kumpel .

"Having access to be able to test your own water and confirm that it is okay is a really good thing," she says.

"I think this could be a positive tool if we can get these to work [reliably] and get people to really understand more about their water".

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