Water quality test of new borewell - any measures needed? Results provided.
I did a recent test of my new borewell water which returned the following results:
Total dissolved solids = 62 ppm
Total hardness = 44 ppm
Chlorides = 6.81 ppm
Ph = 6.7
Flouride, Sulphates, Nitrate, Nitrite , Ammonia and Residual free chlorine = nil
Iron = 0.2 ppm
Most Probable Number of bacteria = 90 /100ml
Questions:
1.Is this water suitable for drinking as it is?
2. Does a UV filter need to be installed.
3. Will addition of 2.5 gm/bleaching powder per 1000L domestic tankful be enough for drinking purposes (without a filter).
4. Is this water suitable for bathing and cooking untreated?
Thanks in advance for your answer.
Dr. Biji Thomas George,
drbiji@gmail.com
Trivandrum, Kerala
India