I drink allot of natural spring water. Has toxic waste/chemicals ever been found in any aquifers anywhere?
I’m assuming you mean man-made toxic pollutants as opposed to naturally occuring toxic pollutants. The answer, however, is YES to both. You would have to do a little research for particular springs to find out what toxic material may be present. In fact, you can send samples off to have them analyzed yourself. You can google such services and find out more. Naturally occuring toxic materials are found in many springs, which are dependent upon the makeup of the natural rock strata the water travels through on its way to the point where you draw upon it for drinking. For example, uranium, radium, and radon are naturally occuring elements which may be present in well water and spring water. In fact, trace amounts of MANY naturally occuring elements and chemicals can be found, such as aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, asbestos, flouride, nitrate, barium, chromium, and more. If you want to know more about any particular spring and you can’t find any data on it, I’d recommend sendin
