Drinking water testing your

Drink at least eight hefty glasses of fluid (preferably water) just prior to the test. Many people start drinking water several days before the test which is useless. Water does not clean any THC metabolites out of your system because THC is not water soluble. Water only dilutes urine temporarily. Do not over do it you can get water intoxication. People can actually overdose and even die from water intoxication. It s very hard to do, and you ll vomit before anything gets serious. 

Find out from your school department or state department of education whether the water from drinking fountains in your public schools has been tested and whether any lead contamination has been eliminated. Demand that any problem be taken care of. 

Test your drinking water for lead. Unless and until you know that you don t have lead in your water, do the following ... 

It would be helpful if people could somehow find out which test they are getting ahead of time. Though caution must be taken. Asking your boss whether you re getting an EMIT or GC/MS would imply that you know too much, or seem too curious. The law doesn t protect you from unjust hiring practices, and your boss to be may refuse you employment for any reason. If simply drinking a cup of water makes the boss feel uncomfortable, the verdict may be guilty before you even take the test. 

In our schools, water sits for long periods of time in the fountains—overnight, over weekends, and even weeks or months of vacation time—so the lead that is in contact with the water has ample time to leach out. Federal law mandates states to correct the situation, but some states have done better than others. If you have children in school, check to see if your town has tested for lead in the drinking fountains. If not, you might want to encourage your school district to have them tested. 

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