Laboratory Testing Articles

New York Times’ Wirecutter named Tap Score the “best water quality test kit for your home.” Explore unrivaled testing options for over 1000+ contaminants.

We've prepared a quick guide to VA, FHA, and USDA home loans and how to test your water to fill the finance requirements

Home water tests or mail-to-lab testing kits—is one really better than the other? Learn all about water testing strips and lab testing kits for drinking water.

A guide to everything you need to know about water hardness, total dissolved solids (TDS), pH, and alkalinity

Learn all about well water testing—including sampling procedures, what to test your well water for, and how often you should test your well water.

Read this to for a breakdown of common terms, acronyms, and concepts that you’re likely to encounter in a report from a Tap Score mail-to-lab test kit

An in-depth guide detailing how the Tap Score algorithm evaluates the potential health, aesthetic, and plumbing effects of your water sample

Worried about your water and looking for a water testing laboratory near you? A helpful guide to the dos and don'ts of laboratory water analysis.