Recent reports have indicated the presence of chromium vi, also known as hexavalent chromium, in the municipal water supplies of 31 cities across the U.S. This toxic compound is an industrial pollutant and is known to be carcinogenic. Currently, the most effective way to remove chromium-6 from water is reverse osmosis filtration. However, yearly water quality reports fail to … [Read more...] about Chromium III vs. Chromium VI in Water: What You Need to Know
U.S. finally admits there is too much fluoride in water
Water fluoridation - once considered one of the 20th century's greatest accomplishments in public health - is now admitted to be a cause for concern by U.S. government officials, dentists and scientific researchers, alike. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced, last Friday, plans to lower the amount of fluoride in drinking water after recent scientific … [Read more...] about U.S. finally admits there is too much fluoride in water
Bottled Water Scorecard: Filtered Tap Water Over Bottled Water
The Environmental Working Group recently published a 2011 Bottled Water Scorecard that surveys 173 bottled water brands in an effort to find the source of the water, as well as if any further water purification is done. Here are just a few surprising facts from the bottled water scorecard: 18 percent of bottled water brands do not reveal their source. 32 percent of … [Read more...] about Bottled Water Scorecard: Filtered Tap Water Over Bottled Water
Should the GOP Cut Bottled Water Budget?
In just the first quarter of last year, the House spent a whopping $190,000 on bottled water ($120,000 of that went to Deer Park water). John Boehner, the new house speaker, says he will move to cut budgets by 5 percent starting tomorrow. Will the bottled water budget be included in these cuts? Bradford Fitch, the CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation, maintains that … [Read more...] about Should the GOP Cut Bottled Water Budget?
Tea Bag Water Filter
You wake up one morning, head to the kitchen and place a tea bag in your cup. Are you drinking green, black, oolong? Or is that tea bag filled with activated carbon, leaving you not with tea but with clean drinking water? The newly designed "Tea Bag Water Filter" does just that. The filter uses a basic tea bag design to contain activated carbon, which can remove chemical … [Read more...] about Tea Bag Water Filter
