Evaluation of household water quality in Buckingham, Cumberland and Nelson counties

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dc.contributorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Biological Systems Engineeringen
dc.contributorVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Burton Blakeen
dc.contributor.authorAustin, Edith A.en
dc.contributor.authorHanes, E. A.en
dc.contributor.authorLachance, Michael W.en
dc.contributor.authorParrott, Kathleen R.en
dc.contributor.authorBourne, Amanda C.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.countyBuckingham Countyen
dc.coverage.countyCumberland Countyen
dc.coverage.countyNelson Countyen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-14T00:49:49Zen
dc.date.available2013-12-14T00:49:49Zen
dc.date.issued1999-10en
dc.description.abstractDuring Fall 1998 in Buckingham, Cumberland, and Nelson Counties, Virginia, programs of household water quality education, which included water sampling, testing, and diagnosis, were conducted. Participation in the water quality programs was made available to any resident of these three counties who utilized a private, individual water supply. During the course of the projects, 238 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 these three counties as iron/manganese, corrosivity, and bacteria. Additionally, a number of samples were determined to have concentrations of nitrate high enough to possibly lead to health complications for at-risk segments of the population. Following completion of the programs, a survey was mailed to the 238 participants. Ninety-one participants returned survey forms on which they identified their reason(s) for participating in such a program; the primary reason was 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. More than four-fifths 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. Ten percent or more of all participants had taken, or planned to take, one or more of the following actions: purchase or rent water treatment equipment, contact a state agency for assistance or additional information, and shock chlorinate the water system.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityB.B. Ross, E. A. Austin, E. A. Hanes, M.W. Lachance, Kathleen Rose Parrott and Amanda C. Bourneen
dc.format.extentvi, 30 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.oclc46396296en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/24659en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPublication (Virginia Cooperative Extension) ; 442-929en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHousehold water quality seriesen
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 -- Buckingham Countyen
dc.subject.lcshWater quality -- Virginia -- Cumberland Countyen
dc.subject.lcshWater quality -- Virginia -- Nelson Countyen
dc.titleEvaluation of household water quality in Buckingham, Cumberland and Nelson countiesen
dc.typeExtension publicationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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