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“Drinking water plants are old and out of date, and water supplies are increasingly threatened by and contaminated by chemicals and microorganisms,” says the Natural Resources Defense Council.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