Tap Water - is it realy safe and Healthy?
So the water that comes out of the tap has been round the block a few times. Water has been flushed, drained, chlorinated, chemically treated, filtered and it always lands back in the same place…..YOUR TAP!!!
There is only so much that a municipal water filtration system can do. They protect us from diseases like typhoid. They remove mud, dirt, raw sewage and other more offensive foreign objects like dead animals that fall into reservoirs and lakes. They remove heavy metals, rocks and a lot of minerals. They test the water to make sure that the level of contaminants is not toxic. But, there are problems with the public water filtration system that can only be solved by a "point of use" or "in the home" unit.
Most public water works use chemicals to kill bacteria and to disinfect. Chlorine is most commonly used. The chemical disinfection process releases by-products into drinking water that are hazardous to a person's health. In the case of chlorine, the by-products are referred to as THMs. They are known as carcinogens which mean they cause cancer. Environmental Protection Agency standards limit the THM content to 80 parts per billion. Beyond that level, THMs are considered toxic and can cause nerve damage and other health conditions. The public water filtration system cannot remove the by-products. They can only test the water to see if the level is too high.
That brings us to the second problem. Just because it is tested by our public officials doesn't always mean its safe. The "safe" requirement does not take several things into account. Tests are performed before the water enters the pipes that lead to your home, so the concentration of the by-products could be higher by the time it reaches you.
There is no way that you can go without a good point of use water purification system that removes chlorine and blocks THMs. But, you have to shop carefully, because some are advertised as purifiers, when all that they do is block chlorine and odour. There would be no protection from THMs in that case.
There is only so much that a municipal water filtration system can do. They protect us from diseases like typhoid. They remove mud, dirt, raw sewage and other more offensive foreign objects like dead animals that fall into reservoirs and lakes. They remove heavy metals, rocks and a lot of minerals. They test the water to make sure that the level of contaminants is not toxic. But, there are problems with the public water filtration system that can only be solved by a "point of use" or "in the home" unit.
Most public water works use chemicals to kill bacteria and to disinfect. Chlorine is most commonly used. The chemical disinfection process releases by-products into drinking water that are hazardous to a person's health. In the case of chlorine, the by-products are referred to as THMs. They are known as carcinogens which mean they cause cancer. Environmental Protection Agency standards limit the THM content to 80 parts per billion. Beyond that level, THMs are considered toxic and can cause nerve damage and other health conditions. The public water filtration system cannot remove the by-products. They can only test the water to see if the level is too high.
That brings us to the second problem. Just because it is tested by our public officials doesn't always mean its safe. The "safe" requirement does not take several things into account. Tests are performed before the water enters the pipes that lead to your home, so the concentration of the by-products could be higher by the time it reaches you.
There is no way that you can go without a good point of use water purification system that removes chlorine and blocks THMs. But, you have to shop carefully, because some are advertised as purifiers, when all that they do is block chlorine and odour. There would be no protection from THMs in that case.
Millions of people flush pills down the toilet
Understanding How Pharmaceuticals Get Into Our Tap Water.
People take pills/medications; hospitals, homes, everywhere. Prescription and non-prescription. Some people abuse drugs. Pills, drugs, chemicals - they are everywhere! Once ingested into the system, only a portion of these drugs/chemicals are absorbed by our bodies. The rest passes through in human waste, which is flushed down the toilet. And lets not forget about all the people who dispose of unused and/or expired medications by flushing them down the toilet. The water is sent to wastewater treatment plants, before returning to us in our tap water. Unfortunately, most treatments do not / cannot remove all drug residue. Boasting about location being a benefit to filtering our water might have been true at one time. Not now. The secret altering of the city's water system entails ongoing discharging of toxic, disease-carrying raw sewage followed by unknown chemicals for the eradication of sewer roaches, sewer rats, and mosquito infestations, all of which is seeping into the groundwater. The group behind this is not licensed or authorized - no safety precautions being used. Human waste+ pesticides = nitrates. Sewage back spills increase the levels of nitrates in tap water. The level of nitrates in Fresno's tap water has become so high that pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems are advised not to drink it! Boiling it increases the hazard! Pharmaceuticals are found in tap water across the nation.
People take pills/medications; hospitals, homes, everywhere. Prescription and non-prescription. Some people abuse drugs. Pills, drugs, chemicals - they are everywhere! Once ingested into the system, only a portion of these drugs/chemicals are absorbed by our bodies. The rest passes through in human waste, which is flushed down the toilet. And lets not forget about all the people who dispose of unused and/or expired medications by flushing them down the toilet. The water is sent to wastewater treatment plants, before returning to us in our tap water. Unfortunately, most treatments do not / cannot remove all drug residue. Boasting about location being a benefit to filtering our water might have been true at one time. Not now. The secret altering of the city's water system entails ongoing discharging of toxic, disease-carrying raw sewage followed by unknown chemicals for the eradication of sewer roaches, sewer rats, and mosquito infestations, all of which is seeping into the groundwater. The group behind this is not licensed or authorized - no safety precautions being used. Human waste+ pesticides = nitrates. Sewage back spills increase the levels of nitrates in tap water. The level of nitrates in Fresno's tap water has become so high that pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems are advised not to drink it! Boiling it increases the hazard! Pharmaceuticals are found in tap water across the nation.
