SIMAZINE
Simazine can gain access to our water supplies from agriculture applications. It can also be on our fruits and vegetables. Safe Home offers a couple kits that provide drinking water testing for simazine in city water and well water supplies.
Parameter Type: Drinking Water Testing for Volatiles
Parameter Name: Simazine
What it is and Where it Comes From:
Simazine is a pre-emergence herbicide used to control broad-leaved and grass weeds in artichokes, asparagus, berries, broad beans, citrus fruits, coffee, cocoa, hops, maize, oil palms, olives, orchards, ornamentals, sugarcane, tea, tree nurseries, turf, and vineyards, as well as in non-crop areas. Under normal climatic conditions, volatilization and photodegradation are not expected to be important processes in the dissipation of simazine from soil. Its half-life in soil has been reported as 46–174 days. Simazine can be degraded through hydrolysis and N-dealkylation. It is mineralized slowly, even though it has a low solubility in water, it has been classified as a leacher. Drinking water testing gives you several benefits like peace of mind, identifying contaminants in your water, and insight into health concerns. Safe Home offers Laboratory drinking water testing kits for simazine, allowing you to collect your water sample and ship it directly to our EPA-Certified Laboratory. This platform of drinking water testing for simazine will give you an accurate level based on the lowest level of a parameter our instruments can detect (Method Detection Level). Safe Home drinking water testing for semi-volatiles can be used for city and well water supplies. Drinking water testing should be done any time you notice a significant change in your water quality.
Health Effects:
Simazine does not appear to be genotoxic in mammalian systems. Recent studies have shown an increase in mammary tumors in the female rat but no effects in the mouse. Simazine is not acutely toxic via oral exposure, but the World Health Organization reports that simazine has caused dermatological reactions in factory workers exposed via skin contact. The EPA warns that long term oral exposure could lead to blood issues, Some people who drink water containing simazine well in excess of the maximum contaminant level [0.004 parts per million] for many years could experience problems with their blood.
Solutions to Contaminant Levels:
You have completed the drinking water testing process, what Is the next step? Simazine can be removed from drinking water using granular activated carbon filtration system. A filter with granular activated carbon (GAC) is a proven option to remove certain chemicals, particularly organic chemicals, from water. Activated carbon is a porous material that removes organic compounds from liquids and gases by a process known as “adsorption.” In adsorption, organic molecules contained in a liquid or gas are attracted and bound to the surface of the pores of the activated carbon as the liquid or gas is passed through. Adsorption occurs on the internal surface of activated carbon, termed the adsorbent. During adsorption, liquids or gases pass through the highly porous structure of the activated carbon. The compound(s) to be removed, termed the adsorbate(s), diffuses to the surface of the adsorbent, and is retained because of attractive forces. The primary raw material used in the production of our activated carbons is bituminous coal that is crushed, sized, and processed in low temperature bakers followed by high-temperature activation furnaces. Activation develops the pore structure of the carbon. Through adjustments in the activation process, differentiated pores for a particular purification application are developed. Who do I need to contact to find out more information about water quality in my area? Every community water supplier must provide an annual report to its customers, known as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The report provides information on your local drinking water quality, including the water’s source, contaminants found in the water, and how consumers can get involved in protecting drinking water. How often does the local public water system preform drinking water testing? Frequency of drinking water testing depends on the number of people served, the type of water source, and types of contaminants. Certain contaminants are tested more frequently than others, as established by the Safe Drinking Water Act. You can find out about levels of regulated contaminants in your treated water for the previous calendar year in your annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).
