Research . . . what does it say about your drinking water and your health?The following research is very important to your health. Don't skim it, make sure you read every word.
"Although concentrations of these carcinogens are low . . . it is precisely these low levels which cancer scientists believe are responsible for the majority of human cancers in the United States." ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND "Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine." US COUNCIL OF ENVIROMENTAL QUALITY
"Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. While it prevented epidemics of one disease, it was creating another. Two decades ago, after the start of chlorinating our drinking water in 1904, the present epidemic of heart trouble, cancer and senility began." SAGINAW HOSPITAL - DR J.M. PRICE
The National Academy of Sciences estimate that 200-1000 people die in the United States each year from cancers caused by ingesting the contaminants in water." SCIENCIES NEWS, VOLUME 130 - JANET RALOFF
"The cause of atherosclerosis and resulting heart attacks and strokes is none other than the ubiquitous chlorine in our drinking water." CORONARIES/CHOLESTEROL/CHLORINE - DR. JM PRICE
Chlorine gas was used despicably during WWI. When the war was over, the use of chlorine was diverted to poisoning the germs in our drinking water. All water supplies throughout the country were chlorinated. The combination of chlorine and animal fats results in atherosclerosis, heart attacks and death." WATER CAN UNDERMINE YOUR HEALTH - DR. N.W. WALKER, D.S.
"48-49 states are failing to adequately enforce existing drinking water regulations." JAMES ELDER - U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
"Florida had 521 excessive contaminants violations and 5,250 monitoring and reporting violations." NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL - USA TODAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1993
"Scientists discovered that chlorine reacted with organic material in water to produce hundreds of chemical by-products, several of which have proved in animal studies to be carcinogenic." U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT - JULY 29, 1991
"Drinking chlorinated water may as much as double the risk of bladder cancer." NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE - KENNETH CANTOR
"The drinking of chlorinated water has finally been officially linked to an increased incidence of colon cancer. An epidemiologist at Oak Ridge Associated Universities completed a study of colon cancer victims and non-cancer patients and concluded that the drinking of chlorinated water for 15 years or more was conducive to a high rate of colon cancer." Health Freedom News, January/February 1987
"Long-term drinking of chlorinated water appears to increase a person's risk of developing bladder cancer as much as 80%," according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Some 45,000 Americans are diagnosed every year with bladder cancer. St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press, December 17, 1987
To stop chlorination of drinking water to eliminate the elevated cancer risks from chlorination by-products would be foolhardy. Nonetheless, the data provide strong evidence to support expanded efforts in research and development of alternatives to chlorination for the disinfection of drinking water. Chlorination is particularly effective in preventing recontamination during distribution. Alternatives must provide a similar level of protection. Perhaps the most viable alternative is point of use water treatment units. The above research speaks for itself. If you still aren't convinced that drinking safer water is important to your health, do your own research and convince yourself. Let us know what you find out. We will be happy to add it to our site.
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