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The
Truth About Our Environment and Water—
What really
happened to our tap water and underground water?
Clean
water is one of the most important needs of our bodies. It is a sad fact
that something as essential to life as clean drinking water can no longer
be granted to us. Unsafe water is not just a third world problem. In fact,
safe drinking water is even harder to find specially in industrially developed
countries such as the U.S.
According
to research articles and news, most tap and well water in the U.S. now are not
safe for drinking due to heavy industrial and environmental pollution.
We have reached to
a point that, all sources of our drinking water, including municipal water systems,
wells, lakes, rivers, and even glaciers, contain some level of contamination.
Contaminants
range from naturally-occurring minerals to man-made chemicals and by-products.
While many contaminants are found at levels not enough not to cause immediate
discomforts or sicknesses , it is proven that even low-level exposure to many
common contaminants will, over time, cause severe illness including liver damage,
cancer, and other serious ailments. Even the chemicals commonly used to treat
municipal water supplies such as chlorine and fluoride are toxic and are known
to have significant adverse effects on the human body.Can
we depend on bottled water then?
The fact is that bottled water sold
in the United States is not always filtered and not necessarily cleaner or safer
than most tap water, according to a four-year scientific study recently made public
by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
The NRDC's study included
testing of more than 1,000 bottles of 103 brands of bottled water. While most
of the tested waters were found to be of high quality, some brands were significantly
contaminated.
About one-third of the waters tested contained levels
of contamination including synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria, and arsenic
(at least one sample exceeded allowable limits under either state or bottled water
industry standards or guidelines).
In fact, about a quarter of all bottled
water is actually bottled tap water, according to government and industry
estimates (some estimates go as high as 40 percent). details To
Be Sure: Protect yourself with a High Quality Water Filter
A good water filter is the best and maybe the only solution nowadays.
You can install and maintain the filters yourself and can ensure and feel
safe about the water which you and your family drink. Just make sure the
filter you choose removes the most spectrum of contaminants. Usually a
professional filtration system worth invest-in is a 4 to 5 stage water
purifier system. Each stage will remove certain types of contaminants,
and all stages combined should protect you from just about every contaminant.
A reverse osmosis water filter
with activated carbon pre-filters, plus an ultraviolet light, are
what we believe to be the most thorough and cost effective way to purify
drinking water. Such a system will pay for itself within half a year
and can last 10-15 years with easy annual filter changes.
Some
more facts:
There
are 35,000 pesticides containing 600 chemical compounds. Yet municipal water systems
are only required to test for six. Many of these chemicals are known
to cause birth defects, nerve damage, sterility and cancer. |
The General Accounting Office reports that 20% of the nation's 65,000 community
systems are unable to meet minimum standards set by the Safe Drinking Water
Act. | More
than 700 organic chemicals have been identified in drinking water, and some of
them are suspected cancer causing agents. |
A recent government study found that more than 25% of all large U.S. public water
systems contain traces of one or more toxic substances. ... Public water systems
do not test for the carcinogens and other dangerous chemicals that are being found. |
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