| Everything that you’ve been hearing in the news | | | | found that when you mix even trace amounts of |
| about drinking water treatment is absolutely true. The | | | | these pharmaceuticals with chlorine that developing |
| level of drinking water contamination has always been | | | | cells are being damaged. The fear is that this could |
| high, but every year it seems to get disturbingly worse. | | | | lead to an increased rate of birth defects. |
| Recently it was reported that there is a new player in | | | | We all know about the problems that the people at the |
| the drinking water treatment field, over the counter and | | | | drinking water treatment facilities have to contend with. |
| prescription medications. All across the U.S., Canada, | | | | There are hundreds of known carcinogens, THMs, |
| and Europe scientists are reporting about the | | | | chemicals, bacteria and now this new threat. So why is |
| discovery of pharmaceuticals in our water supplies. | | | | it so very difficult for them to admit that we have a |
| What does this mean to us? If you believe what | | | | very serious problem with our water supplies? |
| spokespeople for the drinking water treatment facilities | | | | The fact that all of these components of drinking |
| have to say, then it really is of no consequence | | | | water contamination are able to reach our taps at |
| whatsoever. It is believed by them that since only | | | | home reflects a definite inability by treatment |
| trace amounts of pharmaceuticals have been found, | | | | authorities to effectively deal with the problem. By |
| there is not a significant enough amount of the drugs | | | | admitting that they cannot contend with these |
| to call it an actual drinking water contamination threat. | | | | contaminants they will be exposing themselves to |
| Scientists believe that the opposite is true. There are a | | | | demands for changing the way that they do things. |
| large number of dangerous chemicals mixing together | | | | Change is not always a bad though, and anything that |
| in our reservoirs. These chemicals, including the | | | | could improve the way drinking water treatment is |
| newfound pharmaceuticals, work together interactively. | | | | handled would definitely be a change for the better. |
| The effects of this interaction make each chemical | | | | There are technologies already in place that could |
| infinitely stronger. | | | | improve the quality of our water. UV light for example |
| Authorities at the drinking water treatment facilities | | | | has been proven successful in eliminating some forms |
| actually refuse to report on new discoveries because | | | | of drinking water contamination. |
| they feel that the public really wouldn’t understand | | | | Until the drinking water treatment facilities come |
| how to interpret the information if it was given to us. | | | | around, and open themselves to change we’re on |
| Most of the information that we get concerning drinking | | | | our own. The best route that we can possibly take is |
| water contamination has to come from environmental | | | | to install a high quality home water purification system |
| groups or investigative reporters. | | | | in order to relieve ourselves of the threat. A purifier will |
| Scientists have been studying the effects that | | | | offer your family the health benefits and peace of |
| pharmaceuticals and other drinking water | | | | mind that the water authority could never give you. |
| contamination is having on our bodies. It has been | | | | |