Why Our Public Drinking Water Treatment Systems Are Not Safe to Drink and What You Can Do About It
Despite the fact that there are regulations in place for our public drinking water treatment systems, the water is not safe to drink. The Environmental Protection Agency knows this, as they are the ones that oversee the treatment centers. The EPA has made efforts to educate people about the hazards that they face when drinking tap water, and of the options that they have.
You probably have an understanding of what your options are already. You can boil your water in order to clean it, you can buy bottled water, or you can invest in a drinking water purification system. The whole point is that no matter which option you choose, you’ve got to do something to avoid falling victim to the toxins in your tap water.
The public drinking water treatment systems are very limited in their ability to provide us with clean drinking water. The equipment that they use simply isn’t efficient in order to complete the task that is asked of it.
Even though chlorine disinfection has done a great deal of good in ridding us of the threat of most of the serious waterborne diseases, there are parasites that still remain despite the chlorine.
These microbes, such as cryptosporidium, do pose a threat to the general public. However, the threat is greater for some than it is for others.
For most of us, these parasites will only cause some intestinal discomfort, but for the very old, the very young, or for those with compromised immune systems they could spell big trouble. These people need to take the precaution of getting a drinking water purification system.
The EPA states that people with health issues such as AIDS, cancer patients that are undergoing chemotherapy and those on transplant medications “may want to take additional precautions” in order to ensure their safety. They won’t publicly commit to the fact that there are serious problems with our drinking water treatment systems, but at least their suggestion is a start.
If you do believe that you “may” want to follow the advice of the EPA, they further suggest that the use of a drinking water purification system that utilizes a sub-micron filter unit in order to trap the cryptosporidium cysts, as well as others, “may” be wise.
However, they do not recommend that you switch over to bottled water, unless you first contact the bottler in order to be clear about the drinking water treatment systems that they use.
If the bottler doesn’t use a drinking water purification system that utilizes sub-micron technology, or will not commit to whether the technology is used or not, then pass on buying that company’s products. Bottled water is not required by the EPA to be any safer than tap water. It is only required to be “as safe,” and that is of no use to you as far as your health is concerned.
There are many problems that the EPA recognizes with regards to the way drinking water treatment systems handle our water, but they will only go so far as to say that we “may” want to protect ourselves. That’s very kind of them to take that measure of responsibility, isn’t it?
Hopefully, you will take on that responsibility for yourself and your family. Investigate further and get the high quality home water purification system that you need and deserve.
August 21 2008 10:16 am | Environment
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