Urban Survival Secrets

Troubles with our water

Today, was an interesting day.

An idoit reporter from the Huffington Post took credit for an article run by the New York Times (slimes).

Regardless of the shameless plagiarism from one liberal piece of crap to another, the article is what was important.

You see, the EPA found out that a commercial herbicide was found in the drinking water in four mid-western states.  And get this, the EPA said in effect – So What!  Isn’t that peachy.  The EPA doesn’t give a crap about the population they are supposed to protect.  I guess they cannot kill off enough people with the end of life pamphlet being published by the VA!  I smell a rat – do you?

So, what can you do?  Give a call to your (more than likely puppet) congressman/senator and tell them to do something.  You see, this is not the first time that crap has been found in the water.  Last week a study was published about the active ingredient of anti-bacterial soap passing through the wastewater treatment plant (well duh – most wastewater plant treat sewage using bacteria!)  And last year another study was published where pharmaceuticals were found in the drinking water in low doses.

Now do you see a pattern!  Our drinking water is not safe for long term consumption.  All you need to ask the brainiacs at the EPA is – “What are the long term toxicological effects of the low doses of the pharmaceuticals in our drinking water?”  If they say nothing or that there is no effect, they are LYING!  These guys have not done any studies about it.  They do not know the cumulative effects of multiple drugs getting introduced to the population.  They do not have a clue!

Let me explain – I am a Chemical Engineer who does environmental work.  Most of the toxicologists I know would say that they do not know what is the long term effects.

What they would recommend is to drink water that is properly treated.  If yo think that distillation is the proper treatment, you are wrong.  The drugs will volatilize with the water and get carried over.  UV alone will not do it either.  Sediment filtration will not do enough either.

At a minimum, you should have a carbon filter and optimally a reverse osmosis.  An RO will reduce the contaminants by at least 95%, if not more.  If you want to really have a good treatment system, change your filters more frequently.  As someone who is paranoid, I change filters much more frequently than what is recommended by the “pros” who treat water ( the big names)  Why?  because I did my research project in the treatment of water for the semiconductor industry while in college.  Their water requirements are much more stringent than that of the medical insutry or cities.  I know what works and UV is only good for bacterial destruction (another story!)

My filter change outs are every three months (half of the proper maintenance I mentioned earlier)  But that is me.  If you have a filter unit, change the filters more often that what the high school educated folks running the water companies.  Ask them their credentials!  Ask them hard questions.

Remember, replacement filters can be got for cheap – go to www.newROfilters.com and they will go out quick.  If you need a RO unit or three stage water filter, drop a line and I can get you one ordered for a great price and it is NSF certified.

I will post links to the various articles in the next few days!

CW