Your Drinking Water is Poisoned!
Author: SamuelS.Peters Total views: 7 Word Count: 523
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 is an excellent disinfectant. We use chlorine bleach to clean a house or purify a well. Bacteria such as typhoid, cholera, or dysentery are wiped out in its presence. However, chlorine also damages the body. It produces substances called THMs (trihalomethanes). These damage the cells and are cancer causing. Chlorine can also damage the arteries making is easier for cholesterol to attach itself to their walls. At times contamination gets into a city water system and it must be purged with extra chlorine. Research shows that such times evoke an increase in bladder, kidney, and urinary tract cancers. Drinking water taken from the Mississippi River contains 63 cancer causing compounds all of which are made when chlorine reacts with pollutants such as carbon disulphide and methanol, both present in the water.
Yet chlorine does not enter the body only through drinking. In fact, a greater risk of chlorine poisoning occurs in the shower. The hot water opens the pores and the chlorine, which evaporates at a lower temperature than water, enters through the lungs. This results in the formation of chloroform, which will cause bronchitis, and asthma, and will increase the risk of cancer. The warm chlorine water may also cause skin irritations such as eczema.
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. 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?
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