Water, Water Everywhere … But Do You Want to Drink It?
Although we cannot survive more than one week without it, many consumers take this precious commodity for granted and abuse it daily. Our bodies are over 70 percent water so you would think we would be responsible for it, but this is not the case in much of the world today.
Nearly 900 million people in the world do not have access to safe drinking water today. On July 28, 2010 the United Nations General Assembly declared “safe and clean drinking water and sanitation a human right essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights.”
We all can make choices to be environmentally responsible or continue on the path to destruction. Our choices include choosing the tap over bottled water … sustainable practices at home … water conservation locally and abroad … responsible healthy lifestyles.
The non-profit organization, Food and Water Watch, advocates the elimination of bottled water and their slogan, “Take Back the Tap,” stresses the need for the bad habit of bottled water to end along with ending widespread pollution by plastic bottles. The only thing wrong with this picture is that most of our tap water is polluted.
FILTERING YOUR TAP
Tap water, at one time, was fairly safe to drink. Nowadays, with so many toxic chemicals – arsenic, chromium 6, perchlorates, lead, BPA, MTBE’s, and nitrates – in our water tables, it has become a necessity to use some kind of filter to reduce our risk of illness and life-threatening diseases from these toxins.
It is important to check with your local water district for specific contaminants in your water. If you are on a well, have your water tested yearly to determine what’s in it for your own safety. There are many in-line water filtration systems to remove just about everything from the water. They range from simple countertop water filtration, to faucet water filters and pitchers, to more sophisticated under-the-sink models.
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