| There is reason for great concern when it comes | | | | used as a chemical weapon during World War I, |
| to the growing level of drinking water pollution, | | | | so we knew that the use of this chemical could |
| because what we have allowed to enter our | | | | have an effect on future generations. |
| groundwater system could have a profound | | | | Out of all of the chemical agents that contribute |
| effect on our health. For far too many years we | | | | to our drinking water pollution however, chlorine |
| failed to realize the error in our ways of not | | | | and other chloramines are the only ones |
| taking better care of our environment, and that | | | | necessary. Despite the scientific knowledge we |
| lack of care is now coming back to haunt us. | | | | have, nothing has been discovered as of yet that |
| What we have done to taint our groundwater | | | | is capable of doing a better job of ridding our |
| system is to introduce tens of thousands of | | | | water of parasites and bacteria. These chemicals |
| chemical agents to the environment. We have | | | | are necessary to prevent the widespread |
| always considered that the use of chemicals in | | | | outbreak of potentially fatal waterborne diseases. |
| our lives to be necessary in making things easier | | | | In order to prevent these agents from having a |
| for us, but when we first began using them we | | | | devastating affect on your life, you need to take |
| didn't really consider the impact they could later | | | | steps to protect yourself. What this will entail is |
| have in our lives. Now things are to the point | | | | the purchase and installation of a home drinking |
| where our most precious resource could possibly | | | | water purification system featuring a set of four |
| kill us. | | | | different filter layers. These will include granular |
| With more than 80,000 industrial chemicals finding | | | | activated carbon, a multi media blocker, a sub |
| their way into our water supply, drinking water | | | | micron filter, and an ion exchange. |
| pollution is a serious threat to our health. These | | | | These filters will effectively remove up to 99% |
| chemical agents are toxic, and there are at least | | | | of the drinking water pollution that threatens your |
| 2,100 of them that are known to contain | | | | health. It would also be a good idea for you to |
| carcinogenic properties. The cancer rate has risen | | | | think about investing in showerhead filters, |
| from 1 in every 50 people a century ago, to 1 | | | | because your body absorbs a lot of contamination |
| out of every 2.5 people today! This shows just | | | | through the steam that your shower produces. |
| how serious this threat is. | | | | You need to protect yourself in every possible |
| Few people consider that the chemical agents we | | | | way that you can. |
| use just to disinfect our water are primarily | | | | Drinking water pollution is a serious issue, and you |
| responsible for this astronomical rise in the cancer | | | | need to ensure that all of your bases are |
| rate. There were concerns over the use of | | | | covered. You simply cannot take a chance where |
| chloramines for the disinfection of our water back | | | | your health is concerned. |
| when it was first suggested. Chlorine was actually | | | | |