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What Are You Doing About the Poison in Your Drinking Water?
Though most would hardly think there are health risks found in their water, according to Ralph Nader, it is only one of 2,100 toxic chemicals found in most city water that can cause cancer. Yet most water systems only test for about 75 of these contaminants. This article will focus on one of them, chlorine.
What happens if you put a goldfish into a tank of city water that is the ideal temperature for the fish? Answer- it dies. Why? Because of the chlorine in the water. Here is another question: if chlorine will kill fish, can it be healthy for people? Yet, in most cities of the U.S., the maximum chlorine level allowed in public water systems if greater than that recommended for swimming!
Chlorine does indeed work as a disinfectant in water. It kills bacteria such as typhoid, cholera, and dysentery. Unfortunately, it also damages the human body as well. Chlorine forms substances called THMs (trihalomethanes). These are cancer causing and damage cells. Chlorine can scar the arteries making them more susceptible to have cholesterol attach itself to the walls. Further, evidence shows that, when a city's water is contaminated and extra chlorine added, the number of cases of cancers of the kidney, bladder, and urinary tract increase. One source said that Mississippi drinking water contains approximately 63 cancer causing compounds that are made when chlorine combines with pollutants such as methanol and carbon disulphide that are present in the water.
Drinking chlorinated water is only part of the problem. An even greater risk of chlorine poisoning occurs in the shower! The hot water, combined with steam, causes the body to take in far more chlorine than it would with just drinking water. Steam can contain up to 20 times the concentration of chlorine that tape water has because it evaporates at a lower temperature than water. The result is chloroform gas in the air that may cause bronchitis, asthma, and a greater risk of cancer. Further, the open pores take in chlorine causing skin irritations such as eczema. That is why many have purchased shower water filters for protection.
Parents reading this will be understandably alarmed. They know that a child's body is much more influenced by chemical changes than their own. And, wanting the best for them, the parents realize they can't just ignore this problem.
Many have opted for bottled water. After all, doesn't it say, "Pure Spring water" right on the container? Unfortunately, that could be deceiving. In fact, the FDA itself said, "Companies that market bottled water as being safer than tap water are defrauding the American public." This is because there are no regulations on bottled water across state lines. Companies have bottled tape water and labeled it, "Pure Mountain Fresh." This may not be honest, but it is perfectly legal. Coupled with the high cost and the huge volume of disposed containers, this is obviously not the best solution.
So what is the answer? The only safe and sure way to know your water is safe for you and your family is to filter it yourself. Start with a drinking water filter, like the Berkey Water Filter. Be sure the company is reputable and that it clearly claims to remove chlorine. Carbon filter systems will do this. It is time to act, don't you think?
Gas Company That Contaminated 18 Wells Through Fracking Refuses To Continue Providing Clean Water To Residents (Think Progress)
As Republican lawmakers rush headlong to open up land to fracking, their
constituents should heed the cautionary tale told by the town of Dimock,
Pennsylvania. The small town of 1,400 people agreed to let Houston-based Cabot
Oil & Gas Company employ hydraulic fracturing on local land to obtain natural
gas in 2008. The result: 18 [...]
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