Pure EnvironmentalSolutions
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Environmental nonprofit

Clean water is a right.
Lead doesn’t belong in it.

Pure Environmental Solutions helps communities find out what’s really in their tap water. We coordinate neighborhood-wide sampling and partner with EPA-approved laboratories so every family can get trustworthy answers — and the support to act on them.

Why this matters

You can’t see, smell, or taste lead in water.

Lead most often enters drinking water from aging service lines, plumbing, and fixtures — not from the source itself. That means a home can have a serious problem while the water looks perfectly clean.

There is no safe level of lead for children. Exposure is linked to lasting harm to the developing brain and nervous system. The only way to know your risk is to test.

The encouraging part: once a problem is identified, it can be addressed — with filters, line replacement, and informed decisions. Knowledge is the first step, and we make that step accessible.

No safe level

of lead exposure exists for children

Pre-1986 homes

are most likely to contain lead plumbing

Invisible

lead has no color, taste, or odor

Testable

a simple lab test reveals your risk

How community testing works

A clear, defensible path from tap to trusted result.

01

Collect the sample

Residents collect a first-draw tap-water sample using a sealed kit and simple, guided instructions — no plumbing knowledge required.

02

Chain of custody

Each sample is labeled, logged, and tracked so results are traceable, defensible, and tied to a specific home.

03

EPA-approved lab

Samples are analyzed by an EPA-approved laboratory using validated methods for lead and other contaminants of concern.

04

Results & action

Households receive clear, plain-language results with next steps — and neighborhood-level data guides where help is needed most.

Neighborhoods are stronger when they have the data.

Individual results protect families. Together, they map where lead risk concentrates — giving communities the evidence to demand safer infrastructure and equitable investment.

Learn about our approach
Get involved

Three ways to move this mission forward.

Donors

Fund a test kit

Every gift puts sampling kits and lab analysis into the hands of families who could not otherwise afford to know what's in their water.

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Residents

Get your water tested

Live in a home built before 1986 or unsure about your pipes? Request a test and get lab-verified answers about your drinking water.

Request a test
Volunteers

Join a sampling team

Help canvass neighborhoods, distribute kits, translate materials, and enter data. A few hours makes a measurable difference.

Volunteer

A single donation can tell a family exactly what’s in their water.

Your support funds sampling kits, EPA-approved lab analysis, and the outreach that reaches the households who need it most.