| Many people still do not completely understand what's | | | | systems. It has become another profitable endeavor, |
| inside our tap water. Worse, most of us do not | | | | working on people's desire to have access to clean |
| comprehend yet the potential risks involved in | | | | drinking water. |
| drinking water running out of our faucets. | | | | Chlorine is a chemical poison |
| Continued and massive economic developments have | | | | Almost a century ago, public utilities have found an |
| led to the deterioration of the environment. | | | | effective way of eliminating bacterial agents in the |
| Specifically, various toxic chemicals continued to | | | | water. Running water contaminated with various |
| penetrate most of our water sources. Despite recent | | | | microorganisms led to many water-borne diseases. |
| innovations implemented by most public water | | | | They used chlorine, technically considered as a |
| facilities, countless toxic contaminants still find their | | | | chemical poison, to kill those microorganisms. |
| way to the running water in majority of households. | | | | Later studies have found out, however, that chlorine |
| Take a careful look into these scary chemicals in your | | | | causes certain types of cancer. In fact, it was |
| tap water | | | | already reported that people drinking water treated |
| The Environmental Working Group in the United | | | | with chlorine increases their risk of getting cancer by |
| States conducted a study involving 10 babies | | | | 93%, compared to those who do not use chlorinated |
| selected randomly. The study has found out that the | | | | water. |
| umbilical cord blood of those babies contained 287 | | | | Mind you also that chlorine does not only enter the |
| various chemicals. Around 180 of those chemicals are | | | | body through drinking. This chemical poison can |
| closely linked to cancer development while 217 of | | | | actually be absorbed through the skin pores. Most |
| them are known toxins that cause damage to the | | | | public swimming pools around the world still use |
| brain and the nervous system. Some 208 of those | | | | chlorine as a bacterial disinfectant. |
| chemicals cause different birth defects, with 14 of | | | | Considering how easily we could get those |
| them identified as pesticide residues. | | | | contaminants simply by drinking supposedly clean tap |
| Any health conscious buff would surely find this | | | | water is mind boggling and scary. If you intend to |
| shocking and unconscionable! The US Environmental | | | | have access to clean and balanced water, you need |
| Protection Agency has reported that 260 | | | | to use water filters regarded as most effective in |
| contaminants are still present in most public water | | | | doing the job. Most experts now recommend |
| treatment establishments. These water supplies | | | | multi-stage water filtering systems. They are far |
| serve 199 million people in 42 states in the US. | | | | better than bottled water and reverse osmosis in |
| Eliminating those contaminants found in tap water led | | | | actually eliminating what are found in tap water. |
| to the development of many water filtration | | | | |