| Today's water quality testing is something of a hit | | | | Herbicides, pesticides, prescription drugs, lead and |
| and miss affair with even the EPA not able to | | | | parasites are routinely found in drinking samples. |
| monitor it effectively at any level, and indeed a | | | | It is estimated you have a 93% higher chance of |
| recent report has highlighted just how bad it's got. | | | | getting cancer if you drink chlorinated water, which |
| "Federal and industry officials say they don't know | | | | most of us do, so what can we do to protect |
| the extent to which pharmaceuticals are released by | | | | ourselves. |
| U.S. manufacturers because no one tracks them," | | | | Finally we get to the good news! More and more |
| reports the AP agency. I think that says it all! | | | | people are turning to a quality home water purifier, |
| Despite their labored claims about how modern their | | | | as it is almost becoming a necessity. Look for |
| water quality testing is, the municipal treatment plants | | | | products that have a dual or twin filter process with |
| are failing us badly. | | | | ion exchange and sub micron filtering for the |
| "Drinking water plants are old and out of date, and | | | | effective removal of 99% of all contaminants. |
| water supplies are increasingly threatened by and | | | | This is the best solution all round because as water |
| contaminated by chemicals and microorganisms," says | | | | quality testing varies from state to state, you can |
| the Natural Resources Defense Council. | | | | never be sure just how accurate they are. |
| Recent studies have shown there to be over two | | | | With home filtration you know you are doing your |
| thousand toxic chemicals in our drinking supplies, with | | | | level best to safeguard the health of your family for |
| chlorine being one of the most dangerous toxins of | | | | now and the future, whatever contamination may |
| all, even though it is used to treat the water. | | | | come along next. |