last week we discussed the most essential nutrient for cats water but of course that water quality
really matters so I showed my general results with tap score water test kit but now let's get down
to the nitty-gritty so this is what the report looks like this is my specific outcome I got a
78 C plus but interestingly I did get higher than the US average of 77 and New York where I live the
average is 73. so I got above average so let's go to view all results and see the contaminants
okay so I've got chloroform in the water so 28.6 parts per billion this right here is the Benchmark
it exceeds the health goal of 0.22 parts per billion so I have 28.6 and the health goal is
0.22 that is insane so this is based on SLR that stands for simplelab recommendation so simplelab
is the company that does the testing then we have total thms more disinfection products 30.6 parts
per billion with a health goal of 0.32 parts per billion oh my gosh this is insane then there's
bromodichloromethane another disinfection product so let's see the detection is two parts per
billion and it exceeds the health goal of zero so zero is the health goal then there's also fluoride
copper barium manganese and nitrate and sulfate so these are the main contaminants that are found but
these heavy metals are actually below says better than the health goals so 0.751 and the health goes
0.8 I mean it's pretty close to the health goal and then all these other ones actually there was
no SLR available for these and then the rest of these the vocs actually non-detected there's no
arsenic or heavy metals or these heavy metals pretty surprising actually these are my results
based on straight from the tap city water no aerator no filter just straight from the pipes
so I'm kind of surprised but so this is based on simple Labs recommendations you can also
change it to the federal maximum contaminant level so take a look at this we have Chloroform
total thms bromodichloromethane and then some of these heavy metals that are pretty much close to
the safety goal but these three are the main ones that go above and exceed so let's see what it says
for the federal maximum so now all of a sudden chloroform is safe what's their Federal maximum
70 oh my goodness from 0.22 to 70 is the federal wow and then for bromodichloromethane
the the health goal is the same zero wow that's that's so crazy let's see what it says for
California it's so California Public Health goal oh interesting so the total thms isn't on here but
chloroform and bromodichloromethane how many times I might have to say that in this video to exceed
the health goal so let's go back to simpleLabs recommendation by the way this video is not
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look at over here it says additional info so they have they have the health related benchmarks this
middle column here is does not exceed a plumbing related Benchmark and then this I right here means
it exceeds an aesthetic related Benchmark so let's take a look at the additional information
here for Chloroform so specifically for these that are in the in my water so chloroform total
thms bromodichloromethane fluoride manganese so these are the ones that have the highest amount
says can impact developmental outcomes this is super important if you have a kitten in your
house drinking the water you don't want to make them have developmental issues because that's
going to set them up later in life for for other health issues next we have kind of impact Kidney
Health so this is super important for for cats also because think of how many cats have CKD
later in life and you know it is Diet related but water is also really important as I mentioned it's
the most essential nutrient especially for cats that have kidney issues because what's usually
what are they that usually the Vets usually give you a bag of fluids right because your cat needs
electrolytes he needs hydration AKA water so this is really important to to make sure you
can test your water and treat it well because these are all really really bad to impact Kidney
Health can also impact immune system function the immune system is really important for cats that's
the cat's line of defense against these issues can impact Liver Health liver detoxifies the
body and helps clear out everything and filter the blood and from the digestive tract produce
proteins essential for blood clotting and other important functions so it's like you know these
these things are in the water we have no idea it also says potential or known carcinogens wow and
then fluoride can impact skeletal health so again growing kittens or lactating and and gestating
queens thin copper and sulfate can impact GI problems so maybe your cat has IBD check the
water quality I would say check their food and the water quality I think both are equally as
important manganese can impact the nervous system nitrates can it back to blood system barium and
sodium can impact cardiovascular health so maybe if your cat has heart issues or you know blood
clotting issues gotta check that water quality so this is the health benchmarks then you can go on
the left to the Aesthetics so it'll tell you which things so for my water specifically manganese is
a likely source of discoloration honestly haven't really noticed discoloration like when I I mean I
use filtered water but now that I have these results I'm going to use a better filter and
I'm looking into reverse osmosis but a countertop model because I live in an apartment I can't make
structural changes my brother Works in set Water Sanitation he's been trying to get me to get a
reverse osmosis but I can't make any structural like Plumbing changes so I've been looking at
countertop models if you using any let me know in the comments because I would love to check
them out definitely make a follow-up video about that but sometimes when my water comes out it is
like tinted yellow or brown so this is where they'll tell you this is a likely source of
disco coloration is the manganese they also tell you about your plumbing again since I live in an
apartment I can't really do anything about this but if you live in a house where you can adjust
the plumbing this is super helpful so it'll tell you the total hardness calcium hardness mine is
soft it says and then Plumbing related detections it'll tell you here and it explains everything
so maybe you're seeing some scaling and you know some of the the spots on your pipes on your faucet
this is probably why they'll also give you some Treatment Solutions so they talk about different
types of filters so carbon block granulated activated carbon reverse osmosis Nano filtration
and oxidation and filtration and I don't know if you noticed as I switch through here so let me go
to carbon block this will help two out of the three Health benchmarks zero out of one of the
plumbing and one out of one of the Aesthetics so it'll help with the chloroform the disinfection
products and if you go to granular activated carbon it'll tell you you know this is what it
will reduce this is not necessarily reduced then for reverse osmosis it says two out of three so
would get the disinfection and the heavy metal manganese and not necessarily reducing the total
thms It also says point of entry recommended again I have no control over my Plumbing Nano filtration
that looks like it gets the least and same with oxidation and filtration this one doesn't get any
of get rid of any of the health benchmarks so basically based on my results the best option
would be carbon block granular activated carbon or reverse osmosis so I'm gonna have to buy it
test it and review it make a follow-up video I'll put that over Mia once I have all of that settled
but until then I'll let YouTube decide which video you should watch next thanks for watching