The Problem With Tap Water
Our Municipalities do a great job treating our water so
that we do not suffer from water born diseases. Our water
is therefore 'safe' to drink. However chemicals like chlorine
and aluminum sulphate are left in the water after treating
it. Very necessary in the treatment process but harmful
in the long term. There is also the risk of leakage into
the already treated water in the system. Municipalities
also don't remove pesticides and herbicides and other
industrial pollutants. The following are various newspaper
articles highlighting the reason why tap water is a problem
in our daily lives.
Extracts from an article ( Cape Times Newspaper)
"...ticking time - bomb of disease outbreaks, with
raw sewage spillages into community water sources being
reported in 95 municipalities over the past 15 months."
Extracts
from the article (Cape Argus, Friday, September 12 2003)
"The chlorine in the water you and your family use
to drink, shower, bathe and swim in, as well as drink,
accumulates in your bodies and chips away at your health
till your defenses crumble" "When chlorine is
added to drinking and swimming water, it combines with
other chemicals ...cause cell damage." "Among
problems associated with chlorine are asthma...skin problems..."
Extracts from the article (Health Talk Magazine)
"Startling evidence has linked Aluminum in tap water
with Alzheimer's disease.. for your own health's sake
an investment should be made in a home purifier ...these
remove contaminants such as aluminum, heavy metals, chlorine,
toxins and pesticides."
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