August is National Water Quality Awareness Month. You’re probably already aware that our tap water is in a state of crisis: with new stories breaking every day about how bad things really are, it’s time to firm up a few facts.
Lots, but not all are bad ones. This is only because the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) defines anything that isn’t actually a water molecule as a contaminant. In other words, even essential minerals in water are technically contaminants.
Of course, for the most part, we’re not worried about dissolved minerals being present – it’s the toxic contaminants that we’re concerned about.
2. What Dangerous Contaminants are in Your Water?
That’s the right question to ask. Potentially, lots of them. There are a bunch of reasons for this, among them:
Old, cracked pipelines
An increase in the use of dangerous industrial chemicals
An increase in the use of toxic herbicides, pesticides and other chemical soil treatments
Aging water infrastructure and inadequate water processing facilities
Population increases
Toxic tap water contamination is a huge problem. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) break down the list into physical, chemical, biological and radiological categories, so that toxins are generally referred to as one of the following:
Physical sediment or organic material
Naturally occurring or man-made chemicals
Microorganisms such as bacteria, parasites, viruses and other biological elements
Radiation-emitting elements such as plutonium, cesium and uranium
3. What’s in the Groundwater?
Millions of homes across the US rely on groundwater for drinking water. Over half of the country has municipal or well water from groundwater supplies. That’s potentially a problem as it can become contaminated easily, with:
Gasoline
Oil
Human waste from ill-maintained septic systems
Hazardous waste
Battery acid, paint, household cleaners etc. from landfill
Agricultural run-off
Fertilizer
Pesticides
Herbicides
Road salt
4. How Does Lead Get into Your Water?
The prevalence of lead in tap water is extremely worrying. It can have a catastrophic impact on health – particularly that of children – and yet it has no taste or smell and cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Lead often gets into the water supply via corroded pipes, solder and holding tanks, and is rife in homes, schools and communities across the country.
Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and EPA agree that there’s no safe amount of lead that can be consumed.
7. How Does a Water Ionizer Help with Water Quality?
Tap and jug filters help a little with reducing contaminants from water, but that’s not enough. Reverse osmosis machines remove contaminants, but they cannot differentiate between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ elements, and so remove all essential minerals that are vital for health.
A Tyent water ionizer is different. Plumbed into your regular water supply, Tyent filters remove deadly toxins, while leaving essential minerals intact and bioavailable.
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