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Playing with Fire

It appears that most of those contaminants, except cyanide which is attributed to algae in the Bull Run, come from the aquifer, Playing with Fire isn t used that often. Household piping adds more lead and copper, but I doubt that is the source of my lead poisoning since I ve been ill for a long time and don t believe I live in high-risk housing with lead pipes if I may so boldly assume that feeling bad has anything at all to do with the lead. So what gives? Well, the folks at Citizens Concerned About Chloramine CCAC a group based in the San Francisco Bay area where water is also treated with chloramine claim it s pretty bad stuff. They point to research done at the University of Illinois by Michael Plewa indicating some of the disinfection byproducts of chloramine known as iodoacids are more toxic than those of chlorine abstract here. Note that this research was done on hamster ovaries. Stupidly, no real studies have ever been done on the safety of chloramine tap water, but anecdotal evidence suggests adverse reactions in individuals after municipalities have switched to chloramine, including respiratory, skin, and digestive issues. CCAC also links to an article about a spill of chlorimine containing drinking water killing steelhead in San Mateo, CA. It reads, Chloramines have come to replace chlorine as the principal disinfectant in drinking water. It is harmless to humans but not to aquatic life, and it was discharged into the creek at concentrations well above Playing with Fire amount known to be lethal to fish in a scientific study, according to the water board. Ok, I don t know how the amount of chloramine in San Mateo water compares to that in Portland water, nor am I convinced that it is harmless to humans, but do we really think it is okay that our drinking water kills fish!? I am NOT okay with that. Keep in mind that tap water is not just used for drinking, but also bathing, irrigating plants, washing cars, and a variety of other things. Further Google-vestigations reveal that in 2009 Portland was ranked only 59th out of 100 by the Environmental Working Group in a survey of our nation s best drinking water, due primarily to the amount of haloacetic acids and trihalomethanes. I m guessing there is no Playing with Fire yet for iodoacids. Portland water also contained 15 measured pollutants total, while the national average was only Given what I have learned, I think I d prefer the water come out of the tap complete with animal feces, or you know, ideally, not come out of a tap at all, but since that may not presently be a realistic option for some people, my next installment will be considering alternatives for city dwellers including filtration and the delightful as in sucks the light right out of your soul task of sorting fact from fiction when people are trying to sell you stuff on the internet STAY TUNED. Be the first to like this post. bio-accumulated un-metabolized pharmaceuticals. bio-accumulated un-metabolized synthetics. dont forget western pennsylvania is one of the most heavily industrial polluted areas in the world. all the steel mills, TNT factories, chemical facilities. pennsylvanias department of environmental protection motto is; the solution for pollution is dilution. good article. will be waitin for more Ignorance is an enemy, even to it s owner. Knowledge is a friend, even to it s hater. Ignorance hates knowledge because it s too pure. Knowledge fears ignorance because it s too sure Sri Chinmoy Great blog.