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Can You Drink Tap Water in Wilmington?
We don't have enough information to make a specific recommendation about the safety of drinking tap water in Wilmington, United Kingdom.
However, based on information from nearby locations, the average water score in United Kingdom is a out of 100.
Tap Safe includes data from many publicly available sources, including the WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Center for Disease Control), and user submitted databases, but unfortunately there's not enough data about Wilmington.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for United Kingdom, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
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Tap Water Quality in Wilmington, North Carolina is a serious issue. A recent news story about the contamination of drinking water by a chemical called THM made headlines around the world. In fact, it was one of the most talked-about stories on the evening news and talk shows. However, did you know that one of the biggest cities in the US, Los Angeles, California has one of the highest levels of THMs? That is alarming indeed.
Recently, it was found that there are thousands of contaminants in our tap water in the Wilmington, NC area. They range from cancer causing benzene to thousands of other chemicals. Many people are concerned about the impact of these chemicals on their health and what they can do to help reduce their risk of cancer. One such chemical that was recently found in our tap water was TCE or trichloroethylene. This is one of the most commonly used solvents for industrial degreasers and paint thinners. This chemical is widely used in the residential an
The estimated price of bottled water
$1.75 in USD (1.5-liter)
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Wilmington, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Contaminants
Wilmington Water Department
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Delaware Health and Social Services - Division of Public Health, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Utility details
- Serves: 107976
- Data available: 2012-2017
- Data Source: Surface water
- Total: 31
Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines
- Bromodichloromethane
- Chloroform
- Chromium (hexavalent)
- Dibromochloromethane
- Dichloroacetic acid
- Nitrate
- Nitrate and nitrite
- Radium%2C combined (-226 & -228)
- Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
- Trichloroacetic acid
Other Detected Contaminants
- 1%2C4-Dioxane
- Atrazine
- Barium
- Bromide
- Bromochloroacetic acid
- Bromoform
- Chlorate
- Chromium (total)
- Dalapon
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Dibromoacetic acid
- Fluoride
- Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
- Manganese
- Molybdenum
- Monobromoacetic acid
- Monochloroacetic acid
- Simazine
- Strontium
- Vanadium
Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.