| Factory water pollution is at almost epidemic levels, | | | | from a mere 1 in 50 to 2 in 3 people. The chemicals |
| with anywhere from 60,000 to 80,000 chemical | | | | and toxins in our air, food and water are 99% to |
| pollutants being dumped or running into our water | | | | blame for this rise. The sheer volume of sludge and |
| supplies from industrial factories. Pesticides, herbicides | | | | toxic waste that flows from the factories to our |
| and synthetic drugs from factory farms are also | | | | rivers, lakes and streams is almost inconceivable. |
| very much to blame for the current water crisis. | | | | There is really not a lot that can be done in the short |
| More than 2,100 known carcinogenic chemicals are | | | | term to protect ourselves, other than to be very |
| present in nearly all North American drinking water. | | | | selective about the foods we eat and make sure |
| The majority of it is from factory water pollution, but | | | | that all water that we drink, cook with, bathe in and |
| even our own carelessness contributes to the | | | | use is properly filtered with a high-quality filtering |
| problem. While factories are dumping tonnes of | | | | system. Of course, in the long term we also need to |
| chemicals, waste, metals, toxins and bacteria into the | | | | pressure government to enforce stricter |
| water supply, you and I also contaminate the water | | | | environmental regulations on these factories, plants |
| when we pour toxic cleaners, paints, solvents, | | | | and farms that are killing us. |
| prescription and non-prescription medicines and | | | | Factory water pollution is not going to go away over |
| chemicals down our drains or toilets. | | | | night. Do everything you can to protect yourself and |
| Even throwing these things in our regular garbage | | | | your family from these deadly chemicals and toxins. |
| creates water pollution through ground water | | | | Install a good water filtration system, eat as much |
| contamination. | | | | organic food as possible and lobby your government |
| Over the last century, as factories and plants have | | | | to fix this mess we're in. |
| multiplied by the millions, cancer rates have gone | | | | |