Whats in your water?

One of the best new tools on our blog is the “What’s in Your Water?” widget ( found on the left sidebar, and seen below.)

It is produced by the Environmental Work Group, a third-party watchdog organization on a mission to “expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions.” Their research is incredibly detailed, and their Drinking Water Quality Report is nationally renowned.

What’s more, the widget is incredibly intuitive. Plug in your zip code, press search, and get educated.

A few points worth noting on this site:

• The testing timeline differs from area to area. Some of the analysis was finished in 2007, some as recent as 2010. As you can imagine, the breadth of such a report takes time.

• In some cases, the health standards and the legal standards differ.

• The site is mostly written in layman’s terms.

• Regardless of the limitations of the study, the results are well worth noting.

An example of a query into water in New Ulm, MN (note: this is simply a summary, a much more detailed report is offered):

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