Have you ever down a glass of water and wondered to yourself: "what's inside our tap water?" The answer to that question will unfortunately surprise you.
This article will also explain why you can't depend on the municipal facilities and why you need a water filter system that removes the contaminants listed.
Everything from chlorine to pharmaceuticals have been found in material amounts in our water system.
Have you ever taken someone else's prescription drugs on purpose and think that nothing could go wrong? Of course not.
Well in March of 2008, the Associated Press published a news article that found various pharmaceutical compounds in the water supplies of twenty four major metropolitan areas across the UnitedStates.
Although there is no evidence that taking someone else's prescription drugs can hurt you, common sense suggests that isn't so.
Who doesn't want clean an pure water free of prescription drugs.
Second of all what you can't see can't hurt you right? Wrong.
That definitely wouldn't apply to me when I think, "what's inside our tap water.
" Agricultural pollutants have also been found in our water supply.
Dangerous chemicals such as insecticides and herbicides meant to kill living things have been found polluting our drinking sources.
Truthfully, our municipal water facilities just does not have enough funding to combat this dangerous condition.
Insecticides such as toxapehene and lindane have been known to cause liver and kidney damage.
Herbicides such as atrazine can cause anything from reproductive problems to cardiovascular problems.
Nasty stuff, isn't it.
If the above isn't bad enough, heavy metal pollutants such as lead have also been known to exist in our water.
The lead inside our tap water actually can't be removed by our municipal water facilities.
Most of the lead actually comes from the pipes and plumbing that gets the water to your home.
Excessive lead can actually lead to depressed I.
Q.
levels in children and adults.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, lead in our water supplies contributes 10% to 20% of the lead levels in our children.
If you have an older home, you will probably have a more serious lead problem as the consequences of lead in plumbing weren't known until more recently.
Now don't let the above scare you when you wonder, "what's inside our tap water?" There's a solution to our common dilemma.
Do what I did and get a great water filter for your house.
Even a good one will safely and effectively remove lead, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and insecticides without a problem.
I got one and now I can sleep easy knowing my and my children's health are less at risk from drinking polluted tap water.