• @peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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    52 days ago

    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?

      • @peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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        62 days ago

        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)

      • @MintyFresh@lemmy.world
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        62 days ago

        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