Toxins & Pharmaceuticals – What’s in Your Water?
June 12, 2009 by Mark
Filed under Water filters
In a recent study it was revealed that we have over 2000 toxic, cancer-causing chemicals coming out of our taps (faucets) making them harder and harder to remove as their molecules are so small that most water filters available today are ineffective.
Toxins including pesticides, herbicides, prescription drugs, lead and chlorine plus chloramine which is a mixture of ammonia and chlorine which stays in the water for longer and disinfects for longer but also leeches lead from the pipes are all present. 1 in 5 Americans already receive their supplies treated this way.
Activated carbon block filters seem to be the way to go.
To read the whole story…EzineArticles.com
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