| There is nothing like water especially when you | | | | water had too much of chlorine. According to EPA |
| are in the middle of the Sahara Desert with the | | | | guidelines, only 4ppm (parts per million) of Chlorine |
| sun piercing right through you. Now that is an | | | | is permissible in tap water. |
| extreme situation but nonetheless, water is | | | | Too much of Chlorine exposure can cause various |
| important not only for quenching thirst but also | | | | symptoms like chest problems, blurred vision, |
| helps in flushing toxins out of your body. Thus it | | | | burning pain in the eyes, breathing problems and |
| helps to keep your body healthy and doctors | | | | many more. Chlorine can also cause cancer of the |
| recommend that you should have at least 7-8 | | | | bladder, pancreatic cancer and colorectal cancer. It |
| glasses of water everyday. | | | | can also cause various birth defects in new born |
| The strange fact is that 97% of earth's water is | | | | babies. |
| salty and only 1% is drinkable. The drinking water | | | | Another fatal contaminant is lead, which can cause |
| comes from the existing water sources like | | | | severe kidney problems in adults apart from high |
| streams and rivers, which have existed for | | | | blood pressure. Infants are prone to mental |
| millions of years and are under threat due to | | | | problems and memory loss caused by lead. The |
| global warming. The water is then passed through | | | | other common toxins in tap water are nitrate and |
| different types of treatment plants and then sent | | | | arsenic. Nitrate is responsible for causing the blue |
| to your home through the Public Water System. | | | | baby syndrome. It has a devastating effect |
| There are around 161,000 PWS in the United | | | | because it does not let hemoglobin to carry |
| States. The water supply is tested based on | | | | oxygen, which can lead to death. Arsenic on the |
| EPA's pollution specific minimum testing schedules. | | | | other hand is considered to be a slow poison, |
| If any kind of problem is detected then water is | | | | which taken on a daily basis can cause death and |
| sent for retesting. | | | | skin cancer among many other illnesses. |
| But in spite of all the testing and the processes | | | | Organic chemicals like Acrylamide, Alachlor, |
| that go behind making the tap water safe for | | | | Atrazine, Benzopyrene and other chemicals |
| drinking, contaminants have somehow found their | | | | increase the risk of cancer. The best way and the |
| way through. The fatal toxins that have been | | | | only way to fight it are by installing water filter |
| found in tap water include Chlorine. Chlorine is | | | | systems in your home. It is the only way to take |
| most commonly found because civic agencies add | | | | care of a possible health risk. In a world where |
| chlorine to the tap water to treat it. Chlorine can | | | | the rate of contamination is increasing with |
| destroy harmful bacteria but at the same time, it | | | | industrial pollution, the underground water, and |
| can cause several other health problems. Some | | | | even natural springs are becoming more polluted |
| tests conducted by various civic bodies have | | | | than ever. Tap water takes lives but water from |
| found that there have been times when the tap | | | | the water filter systems will give life! |