| You trust your government to give you safe drinking | | | | that her department doesn't want to create any |
| water right? But the question is, should you be solely | | | | perception where people would be alarmed. |
| depending on them for water quality monitoring? | | | | So to answer the question, "should you be solely |
| After reading newspaper headlines like "Drugs Found | | | | depending on your government for water quality |
| In Tap Water" or "Rocket Fuel Found In America's | | | | monitoring? The answer is a definite no. But |
| Water Supply", then ones confidence in the water | | | | fortunately the solution to this problem is simple. |
| monitoring processes begins to shake a little. The | | | | By acquiring a quality water filter, you'd have given |
| consensus in the scientific community seems to be | | | | yourself and family the extra protection needed from |
| that water quality monitoring and testing on the | | | | drugs and chemical contaminants in drinking water. |
| drugs in drinking water is not up to par. | | | | Filtration devices are able to remove the most |
| Former EPA Top Water Administrator Benjamin | | | | troublesome contaminants ranging from sediments |
| Grumbles told the Associated Press that there needs | | | | and bacteria to household and industrial chemicals |
| to be more research and analysis done on the | | | | Ironically, you'll also need protection from the |
| matter of pharmaceutical drugs found in drinking | | | | municipal purification process. Even though your city |
| water. Suzanne Rudinski, a manager at EPA's Office | | | | uses chlorine to kill bacteria in your drinking water, |
| of Water said that the agency has little information | | | | chlorine and its by products are potentially harmful to |
| that goes into whether these substances are | | | | your health over the long term. Chlorine has been |
| occurring in the environment and at what levels. | | | | linked to cancer and other serious diseases, not to |
| In fact, the government has yet to formulate a | | | | mention damaging to your hair and skin. |
| national policy on how much drugs in drinking water is | | | | Any quality water purifier will remove chlorine and |
| too much and seemingly the EPA awaits more | | | | sediments, ensuring you healthier, clearer, tastier |
| survey data even though drugs have been found in | | | | drinking water. |
| many watersheds across America. | | | | So if you have been on the fence about getting a |
| What is worst, is that even when the water quality | | | | water filtration device, don't be. There are quality |
| monitoring process detects drugs in drinking water, | | | | water filters out there that can protect you and your |
| there is the possibility that this detection can be kept | | | | family from the short comings of the government's |
| hush hush. Laura Copeland, Philadelphia Water | | | | water quality monitoring process. |
| Department spokeswoman told the Associated Press | | | | |