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Water Testing for Uranium in Your CT Drinking Water

CT water testing for uranium in drinking water, especially if you get water from a ground well in Stamford, there is a chance you have uranium in it.  The Stamford Department of Health has collected samples of water from 60 underground wells and found 42 had uranium in the water. Nearly 1 out of 4 of the tested wells had unhealthy levels of uranium. How Does Uranium get into CT Drinking Water? Uranium gets into drinking water sources when groundwater dissolves minerals that contain uranium. Elevated levels of uranium are more likely to be found in deeper drilled wells, rather than in dug wells or surface water supplies. The amount of uranium in wells varies throughout Canada depending on the concentration of uranium in the bedrock. Wells most likely to have elevated levels of uranium are those in areas with granite or alkaline sandstone and shale bedrock. What are the effects of Uranium in my Connecticut Drinking Water? Your kidneys are the most susceptible to the effects of uranium, especially your children’s kidneys. Most uranium from drinking water is eliminated from the body. However, a small amount is absorbed and carried through the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream, the uranium compounds are filtered by the kidneys, where they can cause damage to the kidney cells. It can also lead to increased cancer risk, liver damage, or both. Long term chronic intakes of uranium isotopes in food, water, or air can lead to internal irradiation and/or chemical toxicity. The potential health effects from uranium in Connecticut drinking water come from its heavy metal characteristics and not its radioactivity, which is very low....