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People all over the world water plants with water that is not potable itself due to bacterial or viral contamination. This is where the old traveler’s adage “Bo
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
People all over the world water plants with water that is not potable itself due to bacterial or viral contamination. This is where the old traveler’s adage “Boil it, cook it, peel it, or forget it” comes from.
If the groundwater is not potable because of e.g. arsenic or pesticide contamination, I think that homeowners are usually aware of that and therefore are more likely to use the water only for washing purposes.
- eric-hu 3y agoRight, I could have stated more explicitly. Watering possibly edible plants with pathogen polluted water seems okay. Watering them with chemically polluted water seems like maybe a way to ingest toxic stuff. Washing dishes seems dicey too.
- lost_tourist 3y agoEveryone I know with personal wells here in the US does water tests at least once a year, sometimes more often.