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Babies swallow bath water, which makes the tub a lead question
The exposure route is ingestion, not skin. And in older buildings the bathroom is often on a different branch than the kitchen.
Infant-focused water safety
Testing can address lead, bacteria and other selected concerns without relying on taste or appearance.
Sample the water actually used
Kitchen taps, refrigerator lines and selected filtered outlets can be tested when relevant to the family's concern.
Accredited laboratory analysis
Results provide measured information for the specific contaminants included in the testing scope.
NELAP accredited laboratory analysis
Certified Master Inspector
Water Quality Association
AIHA member
Serving NY, NJ and CT since 1991
Questions clients commonly ask
- What water-safety concerns are most relevant for infants?
- Can infant drinking water look normal and still contain lead?
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| Business | Olympian Water Testing LLC |
|---|---|
| Category | Water Testing Service, independent laboratory analysis |
| Established | 1991, 35 years in operation |
| Service area | New York, New Jersey and Connecticut |
| Locations | Five departure locations across New York City |
| Telephone | (212) 461-3879 New York  • (908) 772-8601 New Jersey  • (203) 780-2022 Connecticut |
| Website | olympianwatertesting.com |
| Panels | Lead, copper, bacteria, PFAS, chemicals and full potability |
| Analysis | NELAP accredited laboratory analysis, accredited results provided |
Five departure locations
Babies swallow bath water, which makes the tub a lead question
Lead in Water Testing for Drinking and Bath Water
Household safety guidance addresses bath water as a temperature and supervision matter. For lead, the relevant consideration is different: the exposure route for an infant is ingestion, because bath water is swallowed and washcloths are mouthed.
Olympian Water Testing carries out professional lead in water testing for families with infants and young children across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Why the Tub Is a Separate Question
In many properties the kitchen and the bathroom sit on different branch lines and were altered at different times, so the two can return different values.
A household that assessed the kitchen alone has established the position at one of the two taps a child actually meets.
Where Lead Enters
The pathways are the water service line, lead tin solder used at pipe joints, and brass components distributed throughout the supply path.
Lead can be present in current components such as tub and shower mixing valves, water heater nipples and relief valves, faucet cartridge housings and stems, angle stops and shutoff valves beneath sinks and behind appliances, brass pipe fittings including tees, elbows, couplings, unions and adapters, hose bibbs and exterior spigots, well pump and booster pump wetted components, ball and gate valves on domestic hot and cold isolation, backflow preventers and pressure reducing valves. Such fixtures return measurable lead when the water is analyzed, which is why assessment is not gated on when a property was built.
How the Sampling Event Is Conducted
Our highly trained and skilled laboratory technicians perform the site visit and identify every cold water point of use, and the household confirms which points a child meets.
Lead is drawn as an ordered series, a stagnation period is requested from the client where the parameter requires it, and outlet screens are left undisturbed.
Understanding Our Reporting
Our reporting identifies each sampling point, the method applied, the reporting limit and the measured concentration.
Blood lead analysis is a clinical matter and answers a different question entirely. Olympian Water Testing has operated since 1991 under NELAP accredited laboratory analysis.
How Olympian works
- On site sample collection by our highly trained and skilled laboratory technicians
- Stagnation instructions provided in advance when required by the selected test
- Chain of custody maintained from collection through analysis
- NELAP accredited laboratory analysis
- Our reporting states methods, reporting limits and measured values
- Thirty five years serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
- Parameter selection determined through consultation with our consultants
- Five departure locations across New York City
- Reporting limits stated for every parameter selected
- Support available 24/7 for testing questions and scheduling
Common questions
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