When the organism is ingested, results can be diarrhea, fever and other gastrointestinal symptoms. People with healthy immune systems usually recover within two weeks. Individuals with weak immune systems may be unable to clear the parasite and suffer chronic and debilitating illness. Lubbock Water Utilities has never detected any measurable amounts in either our source water or our treated water. It is formed when radium or uranium decays naturally.
More radon enters homes from the ground than from drinking water.
Generally, radon is released in the air before it reaches home water taps. For the most part people feel confident that the water they drink is safe. Generally, a town will either have an approved water supply or superior water supply. The Environmental Protection Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act sets two standards that public water suppliers are subject to, primary and secondary. Primary standards are rules that govern constituents in the water that may adversely effect the health and well being of the general population.