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Old 04-05-2012, 11:57 AM   #40
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We are also in WB and in addition to radon, we have arsenic in our well water, very common in the Granite State. You should definitely get your water checked for both radon and arsenic. If present, you will need both a water softener and an As removal system as you can get As poisoning from both ingesting and breathing in contaminated steam (hot showers). You can get your water tested thru either Integrated Water in Moultonboro or Thursty in Wolfeboro.
Curious about this arsenic and radon issue. If it is indeed a health hazard, why hasn't there been an outbreak of health issues in the area for the past century when people didn't have these fancy (expensive) filtering systems? Any records of people dieing from arsenic poisoning in their shower or drinking water? Has there been a sudden increase in arsenic and radon in the water over the past decade or so? Just a little skeptical of a natural condition that has existed for centuries in this area suddenly being a health risk and requiring we all buy products to fix.
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