Ask Umbra: How do I know if my local swimming hole is safe?

Grist
By Ask UmbraApr 17, 2014, 7:02 am34 pts
Q. Summer is coming, so I wonder if the river near my house (the famous Kamogawa) is safe for my kids to splash in. There is a garbage incinerator upstream, though not directly on the river, and the operators *swear* it does not leak. Is there a water testing kit? What kinds of things would I want to test for?…

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