Press Release about water/cancer links

[man2no4h2o]

Recently the Presidents Cancer Panel issued their findings regarding environmental links to cancer from studies going back decades that were withheld from the public.

One study from 2002 is at http://www.ewg.org/reports/considerthesource

Another from 2004
http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/home

Doctors have known about the problems for years
http://www.psr.org/resources/?issue=safe-drinking-water&resource_type=
http://www.waterhealthconnection.org

The Press Release
http://www.ewg.org/President%27s_Cancer_Panel_Warns_About_Chemicals

The Reports
http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualReports/index.htm

The Cure
http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/travel/household_water_treatment.html

[buckethead]

Is there a product we could purchase that might help lower risks???

Do tell!

[man2no4h2o]

Treatment can be accomplished through Point-of-Entry [POE] which is whole-house or Point-of-Use [POU] which is when you drink it. You want something which is NSF Certified for the contaminants you want removed. Go to http://www.nsf.org/consumer/drinking_water/index.asp?program=WaterTre

Excerpt from Press Release
Here are some simple things you can do to reduce your exposures:

1. Filter your tap water. Common carcinogens in tap water include arsenic, chromium, and chemical byproducts that form when water is disinfected. A simple carbon filter or pitcher can help reduce the levels of some of these contaminants. If your water is polluted with arsenic or chromium, a reverse osmosis filter will help. Learn about your tap water and home water filters at EWG’s National Tap Water Database. http://www.ewg.org/tap-water

From the EPA
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/wot/pdfs/book_waterontap_full.pdf

http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/well/upload/2003_06_03_privatewells_pdfs_household_wells.pdf