Fluoride can be reduced by anion exchange. Adsorption by calcium phosphate, magnesium hydroxide or activated carbon will also reduce the fluoride content of drinking water. Reverse osmosis will remove 93 – 95 % of the fluoride. There are several brands of reverse osmosis filters on the market today. They come in a range of prices and can be installed easily on the sink-top or with some additional preparation, underneath the sink.
More Hidden Dangers of Water:
More than one third of all waterways are reported to be unsuitable for fishing or swimming because of pollution. Contaminants include sewage, bacteria, fertilizer, toxic metals, oil, and grease. Typical sources of pollution include runoff from farms, industrial waste, and city sewer discharge.
Newsweek: “Several million Americans are drinking water that is potentially hazardous due to chemical or bacterial contamination.”
L.A. Times: “Communities with drinking water contaminated by chemicals are being hit with strange patterns of illness.”
ABC Network News: “U.S. Industries…generate some 88,000,000 pounds of toxic wastes a year, 90 percent of which, the E.PA. estimates, are improperly disposed.”
The New York Times, June 2, 1995: “More than 1 in 5 Americans unknowingly drink tap water polluted with feces, radiation or other contaminants…Nearly 1,000 deaths each year and at least 400,000 cases of water borne illness may be attributed to contaminated water. . “
Houston Chronicle, June 2, 1995: “The parasite [cryptosporidium] that killed more than 100 people in Milwaukee two years ago has been found in drinking water systems that serve 45 million people…”
USA TODAY, March 30, 1995: “Parasites in water are widespread…can be dangerous, even fatal, to people with weakened immune systems.”
U.S. News & World Report, June 26, 1995: “Some individuals, federal officials said last week, should not drink water straight from the tap because a disease causing parasite can slip right through many municipal water treatment systems.”
The Washington Post, June 2, 1995: “Federal statutes do not require municipal water authorities to clean cryptosporidium from water reservoirs.”
With over 70,000 chemicals now in use and with the introduction of a 1,000 more each year, drinking water contamination is increasing at an alarming rate. According to a leading citizen lobby, U.S. drinking water has 2,100 toxic chemicals causing cancer, cell mutation, and nervous disorders. Existing treatment plants were not designed to remove the new toxic chemicals, and the government is slow to regulate the high rate of contamination. Responsible citizens are left to educate and protect themselves from one of the world’s greatest environmental threats – chemically contaminated water.
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