What is in tap water is a question many people would like answered these days and for good reason.
With so many people questioning the purity of tap water and turning to bottled water the question is worth taking a look at.
Compared to other countries our water quality in the U.
S.
A.
is considered quite good.
However, upon closer examination there are some major issues.
Let's take a look at some of the issues and see what is in tap water.
To begin with here's a quote from a water supplier in Arizona "Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants.
" We see from this quote that the purity of tap water is in question and so is bottled water.
It is interesting to note that bottled water is no safer than tap water, and in some cases may be worse as it goes largely unregulated.
- Contaminants In Your Tap Water - SOC's or synthetic organic chemicals are man made chemicals that are widely used today.
In fact they are used so much that they are found in nearly every public water system around the world according to consumer advocate Ralph Nader.
It has been proven that that the water in the United States contains over 2,100 toxic substances that can result in cancer.
This was discovered after going over 10,000 documents that were produced via the Freedom of Information Act.
- The Biggest Potential Threat Found In Tap Water - Here's a quote from USA today article "Some experts fear that even low levels of antibiotics fouling the nation's water supply may help create superbugs: microorganisms that have evolved to survive an antibiotic's lethal assault.
Public health experts already have noted the rise of infection after infection that cannot be stopped with the usual arsenal of antibiotics.
And the superbugs may be causing "tens of thousands" of deaths in the USA each year, says Abigail Salyers, an expert on antibiotic resistance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
" Do you really want to know what is in tap water after reading the above? Tests have shown that one of the main ingredients in some tap water is dissolved toilet tissue.
Also found in tap water are traces of human feces, lead, lead, chlorine to name a few.
Granted, all these things are found in trace amounts however, we see after reading some of the facts above the purity of tap water is in question.
It is a fact people are getting sick and people are dying from our tap water as mentioned earlier.
- How You Can Protect Yourself and Family - The easiest way be protected from water related illnesses is to use a quality water filter that uses a combination of carbon filtration, ion exchange and sub micron filtration.
After extensive research, this type of filter has been proven to be the best and safest type of water filter you can purchase.
They are not very expensive if you buy direct from the manufacturer and well worth the money you invest in it.