The National Ground Water Association offers suggestions at its website. To be able to prevent contamination, consumers need to be aware of common contamination sources in their households, such as cleaning products, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals, etc., and learn how to dispose of them properly, according to NWGA.
Proactive protection efforts are much more cost-effective than clean-up efforts. Among the association’s suggestions:
In addition, WQA offers free online diagnosis tools that let consumers figure out what might be affecting the quality of their water.
Source: Water Quality Association
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