Quality of our Drinking Water
The chemical content of our drinking water could be much higher than most people are aware of, according to John McFadden, the executive director for the Tennessee Environmental Council.
“There are about 60,000 chemicals that industries, businesses and residences emit into the environment every day, but we only monitor for about 400 to 500 of them in our drinking water,” McFadden said.
While a lot of these chemicals are only found in trace amounts, tap water contains a chemical soup that people are putting into their bodies, McFadden said.
“We could sample your blood, and find 120 to 150 of the most common chemicals, and a third of those would be carcinogens, and you’re probably getting it from the air you breathe, food you eat, and in the tap water, I believe,” McFadden said.
However, Alan Schwendimann, the director of the Tennessee Division of Water Supply, does not think that the problem is as severe as some make it out to be.
“I don’t know about 60,000, but the 400 to 500 chemicals monitored for are found the most prevalently and have been determined to pose a certain risk to human health,” Schwendimann said.
http://www.mtsusidelines.com/news/quality-of-our-drinking-water-1.2568828
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