{"id":36302,"date":"2026-05-28T00:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fader.de\/when-should-i-have-my-drinking-water-tested-for-heavy-metals\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T00:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:56:54","slug":"when-should-i-have-my-drinking-water-tested-for-heavy-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/when-should-i-have-my-drinking-water-tested-for-heavy-metals\/","title":{"rendered":"When should I have my drinking water tested for heavy metals?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36302\" class=\"elementor elementor-36302 elementor-36283\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4edbe06 e-flex e-con-boxed cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b4edbe06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02df7a40 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02df7a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Testing for metals is particularly useful in certain situations. This article shows when it is advisable and what it reveals. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5afe425 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5afe425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Initial situation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92cd7f9d cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92cd7f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A test for metals is particularly useful if the house installation is old or unknown, if lead pipes are possible, after renovations, with new fittings, in the event of prolonged stagnation, if there is a metallic taste or if babies, pregnant women or sensitive persons live in the household.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95241d30 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95241d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procedure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70f48d9 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c70f48d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Typical parameters are lead, copper and nickel; depending on the installation, other metals may be relevant. We offer comprehensive testing for the most relevant heavy metals. Sampling is typically carried out as a random sample (Z-sample). According to the Federal Environment Agency, the concentrations of lead, copper and nickel at the tapping point are primarily influenced by the materials of the water supply system or drinking water installation, such as pipes, fittings, taps or water meters.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610a4153 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610a4153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Result<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2c6fde cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa2c6fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The findings show whether substances are transferred from the installation into the drinking water. If this is the case, we recommend a staggered stagnation test according to UBA. This allows the point of metal release to be localized, i.e. the tapping fitting or upstream domestic installation.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead, copper and nickel in drinking water: when a heavy metal test makes sense, how the Z-sample is carried out and what the results mean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seowing_meta_title":"","_seowing_meta_description":"","_seowing_focus_keyword":"","_seowing_canonical_url":"","_seowing_robots":"","_seowing_robots_noindex":false,"_seowing_robots_nofollow":false,"_seowing_seo_score":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-case-studies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36302\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fader.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}