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Monday, November 9, 2020

CYANIDE IN WELL WATER - Cyanide is well-known as a poison - short-term health problems can include neurological effects such as rapid breathing and tremors. Long-term exposure to cyanide can cause nerve damage, thyroid problems, and weight loss. Cyanide can be removed from drinking water by reverse osmosis and ion exchange. Reverse osmosis works by forcing the water through a membrane that allows water molecules to pass through but blocks larger ions, such as ones associated with iron, lead and cyanide. Ion exchange filters work by removing cyanide ions by adsorbing them onto special resins - Cyanide is notorious in popular fiction as a deadly poison used for both homicide and suicide. This is based on a history of actual malicious use of its highly toxic properties, including the use of cyanide in chemical weapons in World War I. Humans can tolerate low-levels of exposure to cyanide, and not all compounds containing cyanide are toxic. Cyanide is a toxic ion that contains both carbon and nitrogen. It occurs naturally in many different plants and is contained in many types of food, including several vegetables commonly eaten in the U.S. It is often associated with industrial activity such as metal finishing, steel mills, and ore refining. Cyanide has also been used in pesticides. Cyanide tend to migrate easily through soils under certain chemical conditions, and cyanide may leach into groundwater.

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Cyanide in Well Water

Cyanide is well-known as a poison - short-term health problems can include neurological effects such as rapid breathing and tremors. Long-term exposure to cyanide can cause nerve damage, thyroid problems, and weight loss. Cyanide can be removed from drinking water by reverse osmosis and ion exchange. Reverse osmosis works by forcing the water through a membrane that allows water molecules to pass through but blocks larger ions, such as ones associated with iron, lead and cyanide. Ion exchange filters work by removing cyanide ions by adsorbing them onto special resins

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Cyanide is notorious in popular fiction as a deadly poison used for both homicide and suicide.

This is based on a history of actual malicious use of its highly toxic properties, including the use of cyanide in chemical weapons in World War I.

However, humans can tolerate low-levels of exposure to cyanide, and not all compounds containing cyanide are toxic.

“Cyanide compounds tend to migrate easily through soils under certain chemical conditions, and cyanide may leach into groundwater.”

Cyanide is a toxic ion that contains both carbon and nitrogen.

It occurs naturally in many different plants and is contained in many types of food, including several vegetables commonly eaten in the U.S.

It is often associated with industrial activity such as metal finishing, steel mills, and ore refining.

Billions of tons of cyanide are produced each year through industrial processes. Cyanide has also been used in pesticides.

Cyanide compounds tend to migrate easily through soils under certain chemical conditions, and cyanide may leach into groundwater.

Cyanide can contaminate groundwater from a number of different types of sources, such as industrial use of cyanides, cyanide wastes leaching from landfills, cyanide-containing pesticides, and even cyanide-containing road salts.

Cyanide and Human Health

Cyanide is well-known as a poison, and a lethal does in humans is between 50 and 200 milligrams (mg).

In smaller doses, short-term health problems can include neurological effects such as rapid breathing and tremors.

Long-term exposure to cyanide can cause nerve damage, thyroid problems, and weight loss.

For drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has set a maximum contaminant level (MCL) and maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) for cyanide of 0.2 milligrams per liter (mg/L or parts per million) in municipal water supplies.

The MCLG is the level of cyanide in drinking water at which no adverse health risks are likely to occur, with an adequate margin of safety.

Detection of cyanide in water requires chemical testing.

Interesting fact: Much of the cyanide that is produced is used for mining of gold and silver.

How to Remove Cyanide from Drinking Water

Cyanide can be removed from drinking water by reverse osmosis and ion exchange.

Reverse osmosis works by forcing the water through a membrane that allows water molecules to pass through but blocks larger ions, such as ones associated with iron, lead and cyanide.

Small reverse osmosis systems (called point-of-use systems) in homes are usually located near the kitchen sink.

Reverse osmosis systems are cost-effective, and originally were able to only produce a few gallons of treated water each day.

Recent advancements in membrane elements allow newer systems to produce 100 gallons or even more per day.

Keep in mind that the taste of the water can be affected by the removal of the minerals.

Ion exchange filters work by removing cyanide ions by adsorbing them onto special resins designed for removing cyanide.

This removal takes place in filter cartridges that may be part of point-of-use systems (near the kitchen sink), or it can take place in point-of-entry systems that treat all water entering the house.

The filters in filtration systems need to be replaced or regenerated periodically to maintain their effectiveness over time .

Our company was created with the goal to provide clean drinking water along with best overall customer experience, and promote healthy lifestyle and clean water supply. We are happy to offer our customers best water testing and water purification products on the market at a guaranteed low price.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

CHLORINE BLEACH - Chlorine poses a significant risk to the environment, and was even used as a chemical weapon during World War I. Manufacturers who use chlorine bleach often release it into local water bodies along with other liquid industrial waste. Once it reaches the water, chlorine reacts with other minerals and elements to form a host of dangerous toxins.

Chlorine Bleach

The Effects of Chlorine Bleach on
the Environment

by EMILY BEACH

Overview

Manufacturers rely on chlorine bleach to whiten paper pulp and other materials during the production process.

Chlorine bleach also plays an important role in wastewater treatment, and is used in many household cleaning products.

Unfortunately, chlorine also poses a significant risk to the environment, and was even used as a chemical weapon during World War I.

Many countries have banned chlorine bleach or restricted its use in an effort to protect the environment and human health.

Water Pollution

Manufacturers who use chlorine bleach often release it into local water bodies along with other liquid industrial waste.

Once it reaches the water, chlorine reacts with other minerals and elements to form a host of dangerous toxins.

These toxins, including dioxins, furams and PCDDs are often referred to as "persistent organic pollutants" because they linger in the water or soil and take many years to disappear.

Greenpeace calls dioxin one of the most dangerous chemicals known to science, and warns that it can contribute to cancer, endocrine disorders and other serious health effects.

The West Virginia University Extension also links chlorine-based compounds, like dioxins, with low sperm count, testicular cancer and breast cancer due to their ability to mimic human hormones.

Impact on Wildlife Populations

According to the West Virginia University Extension, by-products from chlorine bleach pose a significant risk to local wildlife populations, and have been linked to cancer in laboratory animals.

Dioxins were responsible for the decimation of the bald eagle population during the mid-20th century, and continue to reduce the number of fish and bird species near the Great Lakes.

The World Wildlife Fund also warns that these chlorine by-products can cause mutations, sterility and even extinction in wildlife species.

One of the most significant problems with chlorine bleach is its persistence. Even low levels released into air and water supplies will accumulate over time, and may lead to long-term health concerns.

West Virginia State University Extension points to the dangers of bio-magnification.

First, microorganisms consume chlorine by-products in soil or water.

These organisms serve as food for larger species, and as you continue up the food chain, each species is subject to an increasingly higher accumulation of toxins.