Common Contaminants In Your Own Drinking Water
• CHLORINE: Prolonged exposure to these byproducts increases your risk of liver damage and cancer.
• FLUORIDE: Research has shown that prolonged exposure to excess fluoride (more than the standard level of 4 mg/L) may result in bone disease.
• LEAD: Children and pregnant women are most susceptible to lead-related health risks such as meurological damage, kidney, and liver problems, and development delays in children.
• RADON: Exposure to radon in drinking water and by inhaling the gas as it is released from the wayer during showers, washings, and laundering increases your cancer risk.
• VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: VOCs are commonly found in fuels, colvents, cosmetics, drugs and dry cleaning solutions. Health effects vary from eye, respiratory, and skin irritation to risk of cancer depending on the VOC and length of exposure.
• PHARMACEUTICALS: The EPA is studying this more to assess the long term side effects as well as what treatment options may remove them from our water supplies.
• NITRATES: They pose immediate threats to newborns beacuse they interfere with the oxygen-carrying capacity of the child’s blood.
For more information to see if your drinking water si effected by any of these contaminates, go to Environmental Protection Agency.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Buy organic food, especially when it comes to milk, meat, fruits, and vegetables known as the “Dirty Dozen”.
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