Evaluation of household water quality in Floyd County, Virginia

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dc.contributorVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.contributorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Biological Systems Engineeringen
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Burton Blakeen
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, L. Dawnen
dc.contributor.authorGardner, D. L.en
dc.contributor.authorParrott, Kathleen R.en
dc.contributor.authorBourne, Amanda C.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.countyFloyd Countyen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-14T00:49:49Zen
dc.date.available2013-12-14T00:49:49Zen
dc.date.issued1999-02en
dc.description.abstractDuring Spring 1998, a program of household water quality education, which included water sampling, testing, and diagnosis, was conducted in Floyd County, Virginia. Participation in the water quality program was made available to any Floyd County resident who utilized a private, individual water supply. During the course of the project, 101 households submitted water samples which were analyzed for iron, manganese, hardness, sulfate, chloride, fluoride, total dissolved solids, pH, saturation index, copper, sodium, nitrate, and total coliform and E. coli bacteria. These analyses identified the major household water quality problems in Floyd County as iron/manganese, corrosivity, and bacteria. Following completion of the program, a survey was mailed to the 101 participants. Forty-nine participants returned survey forms on which they identified their reason(s) for participating in such a program; the primary reason being concern about safety of their water supply. Returned survey forms also provided insight into measures participants had already taken, or planned to take, to improve the quality of their water supply. Nearly two-thirds of the households who reported having at least one water quality problem had taken, or planned to take, at least one measure to improve the quality of their water supply. Fourteen percent or more of all participants had taken, or planned to take, one or more of the following actions: improve existing water treatment equipment, shock chlorinate the water system, and purchase or rent water treatment equipment.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityB. B. Ross, L. D. Barnes, D. L. Gardner, Kathleen Rose Parrott and Amanda C. Bourneen
dc.format.extentvi, 30 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.oclc43919122en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/24658en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPublication (Virginia Cooperative Extension) : 442-924en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHousehold water quality series ; 34en
dc.rightsVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.en
dc.subject.lccLD5655 .A762 no.442en
dc.subject.lcshWater quality -- Virginia -- Floyd Countyen
dc.titleEvaluation of household water quality in Floyd County, Virginiaen
dc.typeExtension publicationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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