Are you concerned about the water you drink?
This is actually a couple of questions in one and my neice is doing a project on public awarness of non-filtered water…. So please bear with me…. ;~) Thanks in advance,
Are you concerned about what it in the water you drink? Why?
Studies have shown that there are tons of chemicals that cannot be removed and some that are also added when the water is “cleaned” at the water planet… Including chlorine, lead, mercury, medicine/drug residues etc… Another interesting thing is while the water plants deem the water safe when it leaves their plants it does come through some old pipes (some could be lead) underground, and your house pipes as well before making it to your sink, shower, etc….
If you are concerned about the water what are you doing to counteract it? Are you also using a water purifier when doing the dishes (by hand) and when you take a shower?
“Americans are becoming more aware of the contaminants in our nation’s water supplies and many are installing water filters to purify their drinking water. Yet most continue to bathe and shower straight from the tap, unaware that inhaling unfiltered shower vapors (steam) is more harmful than actually drinking the water itself. During a shower, toxic chloroform evaporates into the surrounding air you breathe.The Center for Study of Responsive Law’s, Troubled Water on Tap report, states that over 2,100 contaminants have been found in drinking water. Of those 2,100, 190 are known to cause adverse health effects. In total, 97 carcinogens, 82 mutagens and suspected mutagens (cause cell mutations), 23 tumor promoters and 28 acute and chronic toxic contaminants have been detected in U.S. drinking water.”
The excerpt above is from http://www.bidness.com/esd/showering.htm
Thanks again everyone! :~)
LOL sorry about the spelling…. I realize my neice put several in there and I did not take a good look at it….. Planet = plant LOL and the rest of the spelling mistakes….. LOL
Burt
February 3, 2009 - 11:42 AM
Logan R
February 4, 2009 | 4:32 AMNot in the least bit am I concerned. I have never heard of the water planet but if you mean water plant, we get our water straight from the ground. As we live about 50-60 miles from any kind of polluting city, and nothing has been here since 1492, I’d say our water stays pretty clean. We also had our water tested and contains no harmful chemicals, and its cleaner than bottled water.
Julia A
February 4, 2009 | 7:09 AMYes I am concerned but not THAT concerned. The water we drink in the US is nothing compared to the water in Mexico. I’m just glad I have water unlike millions and millions of people in the world. I see where you’re coming from though. The problem is, there is always going to be something to be concerned about. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat… est. In today’s society it seems as though almost everything is going to give us cancer. If you feel using filtered water will benefit you and your family in the long run then go for it.
Susan Yarrawonga
February 5, 2009 | 4:30 AMBoiling your drinking water would eliminate the chlorine in it and kill most of the bugs in it.
Connecting a good filter to your kitchen tap would help as well.
Although most city tap water is supposed to be drinkable it nevertheless contains stacks of junk components that you are better off without.