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More and more
communities are becoming concerned about the potential links between cancer and
the chemicals found in their drinking water.
Whether you are
drinking from municipal water or from a well, additives and contaminates linked
to cancer probably exist in your water.
Although federal law
requires water providers to follow guidelines that are designed to keep these
cancer-causing chemicals at "safe" levels in the water, there is much
debate at what actually is "safe."
Because of these concerns,
water providers are now required by law to publish the results of their water
testing every year for public review.
Two of the common
chemicals added to water to keep us healthy could actually be contributing to
cancer rates: chlorine and fluoride.
Studies concerning
chlorine and fluoride have determined high levels of these chemicals could
cause cancer.
Chlorine, used to
disinfect most community water supplies, produce Trihalomethanes (THMs),
chemicals formed when chlorine reacts with organic material, like bacteria, in
water.
The American Journal
of Public Health published an article in regard to a 1992 study that linked
Trihalomethanes in water to incidences of rectal, bladder and pancreatic
cancer.
The largest source of
human exposure to THMs in the U.S. is from the consumption of chlorinated
drinking water.
Besides consuming
water, other ways of exposure are from breathing in THMs vaporized in the air
in the shower or the bath.
Inhalation
experiments with animals revealed that high levels are toxic to the liver and
secondarily to the kidneys.
Chronic oral exposure
of humans at high doses results in adverse effects on the central nervous
system, liver, kidneys, and heart.
In studies of human
populations using chlorinated drinking water in which chloroform is the
predominant THM, small increases in the incidence of rectal, colon and bladder
cancer have been consistently observed, with evidence strongest for bladder
cancer.
Citizens groups
frequently target fluoride, which is added to the water supply of most
municipalities to help cut down on tooth decay in children, as a possible
carcinogen.
The Journal of
Epidemiology, in 2001, linked fluoride as the genetic cause of cancer.
A 1990 National
Toxicology Program study determined fluoride could be the cause of cancers
affecting the mouth, pharynx, colon and rectum.
Another study, with
results published in the Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and
Oncology in 2001, linked osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, with fluoride.
Natural occurring radioactive
agents like radium, uranium and radon, seep into the water supply. High levels
of these elements can cause cancer of the brain and bone.
People
living in rural areas with their own water wells are also at risk of drinking
potentially cancer-causing chemicals.
Fertilizer, insecticides and
herbicides contain carcinogens that can filter down into the water supply.
Nitrate, a by-product of fertilizer,
also shows up in water supplies.
In the human body, nitrate
breaks down into nitrosamines, which are potentially cancer-causing agents.
Atrazine,
an herbicide used on crops, is also found in drinking water. It is suspected of
causing breast cancer.
Another chemical,
trichloroethylene, a solvent used in dry cleaning, is found sometimes in water
supplies near facilities that do not dispose of their chemicals properly.
It is considered a possible
cancer-causing agent as well.
Most
municipalities do not have the costly technology to filter these and other
potentially harmful chemicals from the water.
Neither do most bottled water
companies, which frequently get the water they bottle from the same sources as
municipalities.
This is why chlorine is dumped in
the water to kill these bacteria and viruses.
Heavy metals however remain in
the water and are consumed in your drinking water.
Reverse osmosis filtering is
one of the few effective ways to remove potential cancer-causing chemicals from
your water.
It can remove 90-99% of all
contaminants in your water and leave you with pure water safe from any harmful
contaminants.
Water filtration systems are
highly recommended to those with weaker immune systems to reduce the chance of
being harmed by toxins in the water.
We
unintentionally use our bodies as filters to filter out the many toxins we are
exposed to and need to be careful because the effects may appear reveal
themselves in the future.
EPA has set regulations that
are ‘deemed safe’ but over time it may be difficult for your body to flush out
these toxins.
It is always best to be safe
and have a filtration system to filter out toxins and contaminants. This will
leave you with the convenience of bottled water quality water straight from
your home.
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