There are approximately 170,000 public water systems in the United States that monitor our tap water for about 80 harmful contaminants. These contaminants include bacteria, viruses, pesticides, petroleum products, nuclear by-products, etc. But there are many potentially dangerous chemicals in our drinking water that the EPA doesn’t monitor, such as chemicals from prescription drugs, lotions, and perfumes. This is concerning because the amount of these chemicals increases every year and some are known carcinogens.
Did you know when you take prescription drugs your body only metabolizes a fraction of what you consume? The rest comes out in your urine and feces and you even sweat some out. That means that when you use the restroom, shower, or go swimming, you are shedding chemicals into our wastewater systems. Some of this chemical-laden water ends up in our groundwater supply where we get the majority of our drinking water from.
Chemicals in our drinking water also come from the lotions that we put on our skin. Even seemingly harmless moisturizers can be full of dangerous chemicals. It’s best to look at the label before you purchase. If it has a long list of chemicals, it is not good to put on your skin nor is it good when those chemicals get into our drinking water. Perfumes and colognes are also full of chemicals that easily rinse off when we shower or swim.
Another way chemicals end up in our drinking water is when we flush medications and unused personal products down the toilet. Hospitals and elderly care facilities are also guilty of flushing potentially harmful chemicals down the drain that ends up in our drinking water.
While there isn’t specific evidence linking any one chemical to having adverse effects on our health, the amount of these chemicals keep increasing. Many studies are underway to determine the impact of these chemicals on public health. But you should wait until those results are released. The sad truth is the number of people getting cancer in our country is also increasing. Since many of the chemicals in our lotions and medications are carcinogenic, it seems logical that they may be responsible for some of the increase in cancer cases.
The EPA has not set safety standards for most of these chemicals and is not treating the water for them. That means that it is your responsibility to remove them from your drinking water to make it safe to drink. A carbon-based filter is not enough. You need multi-stage filtration systems that include carbon, activated carbon, ceramic, ion exchange resin, and other stages.
All water for Life USA Water ionizers include multistage filtration systems to purify your water and make it safe to drink. All of our water ionizers also restore the natural antioxidants to water so that they will detoxify your body and make you healthier. Don’t wait for the EPA to get on top of all these new chemicals in our drinking water. Protect yourself now with a Water for Life USA water ionizer.
