Tangiers Baltimore

by Helga’s Lobster Stew

Drinking water is one of our essential commodity so its quality standards must be determined strictly. The questons raised here is what the EPA has done to guarantee the safety of our tap water.

There of course has to be some measure of standards in order to keep the public safe, and this is especially true when it comes to an essential commodity like the water that we drink. What has the EPA done to guarantee the safety of our tap water?

This regulatory agency certainly has a lot to deal with as far as contamination goes, as they have literally tens of thousands of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals, pathogens, and toxic heavy metals present in the system.

This agency and other regulating bodies in industrialized countries all over the world are responsible for the health of many.

They have to limit the danger posed by the contaminants in the water as much as possible.

The EPA thought that since the water treatment facilities were not equipped to actually remove the threat posed by most contaminants due to shoddy and outdated equipment, safe levels of these contaminants had to be determined.

What they did was try and figure out what would be the minimum amount of each chemical, toxic metal, and pathogen that a 150 lb. man could consume in a short period of time, before it had a negative effect.

The problem with this line of thinking is that many women and all children fall well short of the 150 lb. mark, which means the dose deemed “safe” by the EPA will have a negative impact on their health.

The human body can only filter so many toxins and carcinogens, and infants can’t process any of them.

Infants are often fed formula that is mixed with unfiltered tap water, and the consequences of this can be dire.

I understand that the regulatory bodies are doing the best they can with what they have to work with, but it just irks me when they claim that the water being supplied is safe for human consumption.

It may take year of chemicals accumulating in the body before any signs of illness begin to appear, and possibly even decades.

The point is that continuously introducing even minute amount of chemicals to the body will eventually take its toll.

Don’t switch to bottled water thinking that it is any safer than what is coming from your tap, because bottled water has proven to contain just as many chemicals and higher levels of pathogens than tap water.

The most effective way to protect your family’s health is by installing a quality tap water purifier in your home.

These purifiers can block as much as 99% of the potentially deadly contaminants that the treatment centers cannot remove.

As you can see by now, the answer to the question how are drinking water quality standards determined is poorly.

There are measures you can take to protect yourself, and I advise you to install a home tap water purifier as soon as possible.

Time is of the essence when attempting to avoid the negative effects of the contaminants in your water.

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