I would use a filter regardless of any testing.  For one thing they add chlorine
to the water, and it is a poison and neurological toxin.  I tested our water 
here
the other day and it had 3 times the chlorine recommended for swimming pools!
But my filter took out all of it.

Marshall

[email protected] wrote:

> To All,
>     Sorry if this is too off topic, but you all seem so full of information,
> I thought I would ask.  I just read in an Environmental newsletter that small
> amounts of pesticide and fertilizer in drinking water cause inferior hand-eye
> coordination, aggressive behavior and learning problems.  I live next to a
> farm but on top of a mountain.  How could I get my water checked for these
> chemicals?  Could a filter remove these chemicals?  If so, what type of
> filter is best?  Thanks in advance for your help.
>                                                             Karen
>
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