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Jesus o.o nearly 0.1mg/liter?
Maybe I'm really bad at unit conversions, someone correct my math:
human is 5L of blood (or 50dL)
98ug/L => 9.8ug/dL
15% of that gets absorbed if ingested
9.8 * 0.15 = 1.47ug/dL absorbed (per dL injested)
Your blood levels exceed worker exposure limits at 60ug/dL, and poisoning ranges from 30ug/dL to 330ug/dL.
So for this, if you drink a little more than 4L of water (which isn't that hard to do) you've exceeded your exposure limits.
Idk how long you've been drinking that water, but I would maybe get checked out by a doctor?
It's for a house I would like to buy. I don't live there.
I saw you mentioned Maine coastline. Maine has a lot of mineral deposits up and down the coast, and I know of at least one zinc/lead mine.
The metal content is probably because the water is acidic and leaching the natural metals. If that's the case, redrilling a well won't give you any benefit. You'd definitely want a filter system anywhere on the coast, and reverse osmosis would make the water taste a hell of a lot better too. (Unless you like that brackish tasting water)
That water looks pretty toxic. Probably alright for bathing and washing, but I wouldn't take my word for even that much. I'd look to put that plot of land in a larger context. Is it near a mine or an industrial area? Is it a problem that can be fixed by drilling a new, deeper well in a different spot?
Im not sure I would buy a house with water like that, or at least have some heavy duty filters in place. Lead poisoning is no joke. Be careful
It's right on the east coast, in fact. An inlet, anyway.
Ooh, it is pretty.
The house is even better...
That house says it was built in 1840. I assume the plumbing has been redone with the rest of it.
I bet the plumbing in your home is the source of lead.
See what the health department has to say about it. They will know about your neighbors.
Idk. I'm not an expert in anything. I'd just caution that if something seems too good, it probably is. I know what it's like to get your heart set on something, especially a piece of land you can call home.