Study Suggests Toxic Cocktail Of Chemicals In U.S. Drinking Water Could Be Responsible For Thousands of Cancer Cases
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According to a recent study on drinking water in the United States, it's estimated that some 100,000 cases of cancer might be caused across time thanks to a cocktail of chemicals that can be found in the water supply.
Researchers suggest that those chemicals are byproducts of materials that have been used to disinfect water, as well as naturally occurring arsenic, along with radioactive chemicals to be found as well.
The findings from the recent study, conducted by the Environmental Working Group, have recently been published in the Heylion journal.
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To try and address the issue, researchers suggest going with water filters, which range in size and prize; you can find a wide majority of available filters on the market today.
Others have opted for drinking water bottles but even they aren't always safe either.
Just a few months ago, it was widely reported that high levels of arsenic had been found in popular water bottles that were being sold in places like Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods.
In California alone, it's estimated that there could be thousands of cancer cases that are related to the chemicals in the drinking water.
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As a result, researchers have previously concluded that drinking the tap water in California could be responsible for an increased risk of death.
Most of the cancer risk is said to be linked with the arsenic contamination.
"Drinking water contains complex mixtures of contaminants, yet government agencies currently assess the health hazards of tap water pollutants one by one,.. In the real world, people are exposed to combinations of chemicals, so it is important that we start to assess health impacts by looking at the combined effects of multiple pollutants." - S. Evans, science analyst at EWG
Researchers have found more than 22 carcinogenic contaminants in the drinking water, after taking water samples from more than 48k community systems in the country.
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A little note on that fluoride they are putting in your water.
Our local water dept. spilled a 55 gal drum of it on the floor. The whole area was evacuated and full suited hazmat went in to deal with this highly toxic and dangerous crap, took them most of the day to clean it up and they found that it had been eating through the cement floor.
The problem of toxicity in human drinking water is worrying and regrettable, all the more so when it comes to carcinogenic agents that reach the taps of every home.
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