Arsenic is a natural occurring element in soil and rocks, and it's levels in water and food
have largely been ignored.
Not any more.
We've all read the stories about arsenic in rice.
http://www.altenergy...rsenic-in-rice/
Information about worldwide arsenic.
http://www.who.int/m...heets/fs372/en/
This link is about a research study. Arsenic and other contaminants released in the 1960's
are believed to have caused a cancer cluster in the area.
http://tools.niehs.n...cfm?Brief_ID=12
The FDA recently set a standard for arsenic levels at 10 ppb (parts per billion).
But no regulation exist's for private wells.
Countries like Bangladesh make the headlines with high levels of arsenic,
but it is also an issue in our country.
Arsenic levels-map.
http://water.usgs.go.../trace/arsenic/
"Researchers also are taking a much closer look at drinking water, from Southwestern states like Nevada, where wells sometimes contain arsenic at more than 500 p.p.b., to the upper Midwest
and New England, where a belt of arsenic-infused bedrock taints aquifers in stretches
from the coast of Maine to a point midway through Massachusetts.
Water in parts of the Central Valley of California, America’s breadbasket, has been
found to be tainted with arsenic as well."
http://well.blogs.ny...drinking-water/
And if you think you're safe by buying bottled water- think again.
http://www.nrdc.org/...ng/qarsenic.asp
This will make your hair stand on end-
"At the national level, the Food and Drug Administration is responsible for bottled
water safety, but the FDA's rules completely exempt waters that are packaged and sold
within the same state, which account for between 60-70% of all bottled water sold in the
United States.
Roughly one out of five states don't regulate these water either.
Even when bottled waters are covered by the FDA's rules, they are subject to less
rigorous testing and purity standards than those which apply to city tap water.
Bottled water is required to be tested less frequently
than city tap water for bacteria and chemical contaminants.
Bottled water rules allow for some contamination by E. coli or fecal coliforn (contamination
with fecal matter) contrary to tap water rules.
Similarly, there are no requirements for bottled water to be disinfected or tested for
parasites such as cryptosporidium or giardia unlike the rules for tap water systems
that use surface water sources."
http://www.nrdc.org/...rinking/nbw.asp
Whole house or counter top water filtration units that filter out arsenic should be in
every home. Even small amounts ingested on a daily basis have been shown
to have long term health effects.
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Arsenic in our drinking water.
Started by Shortpoet-GTD, Sep 22 2013 05:55 AM
contamination bottled water testing
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#2
Posted 22 September 2013 - 07:41 AM
Somewhat related.
We do a fair bit of work for water companies.
Many use boreholes which can fall within the definition of spring water in UK.
For mains water (municipal you might call it) it gets treated, measures, tested on a continuous basis before it enters enters the distribution system, gets delivered and consumed all in a relatively short space of time.
By way of contrast, bottled water quite often has a sell by date that is often many months away.
Anyway, one pumping station where are currently doing some work supplies both mains and bottled water. It's the same water.
I think bottled water is a bit of a scam....
We do a fair bit of work for water companies.
Many use boreholes which can fall within the definition of spring water in UK.
For mains water (municipal you might call it) it gets treated, measures, tested on a continuous basis before it enters enters the distribution system, gets delivered and consumed all in a relatively short space of time.
By way of contrast, bottled water quite often has a sell by date that is often many months away.
Anyway, one pumping station where are currently doing some work supplies both mains and bottled water. It's the same water.
I think bottled water is a bit of a scam....
#5
Posted 24 September 2013 - 02:25 PM
Nestle water may not be behind the brand name Highland Spring, but it's a wonder. There global sales
are staggering.
http://en.wikipedia....i/Nestlé_Waters
"Spring water and purified tap water are currently the leading global sellers.
By one estimate, approximately 50 billion bottles of water are consumed per annum in the U.S. and around 200 billion bottles globally."
http://en.wikipedia....i/Bottled_water
are staggering.
http://en.wikipedia....i/Nestlé_Waters
"Spring water and purified tap water are currently the leading global sellers.
By one estimate, approximately 50 billion bottles of water are consumed per annum in the U.S. and around 200 billion bottles globally."
http://en.wikipedia....i/Bottled_water
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