on 5/26/05 11:53 AM,
VICNDEE@aol.com at
VICNDEE@aol.com wrote:
Tap water is, by law in most places in the US, usually treated with
chlorine, which remains in the water. There are a few communities with, say,
mountain water--- that may use ozonation or UV light treatment, but usually
then have to use chlorine by law anyway. Chlorine is a biocidal poison.
Many municipalities, in their infinite wisdom
, also fluoridate the
water, which probably only really helps those in the 8-9 year old range when
fluorine can be incorporated into adult teeth. Fluorine in the tooth
structure hardens the enamel. For everyone else, it is a poison to some
lesser or greater extent. It is highly doubtful that the fluorine really
helps already formed teeth to an extent that justifies its inclusion in the
water supply. The idea of fluoridating water comes from industry which had
fluorine to sell. It is one of those ideas like mercury/silver amalgam
dental fillings which just won't go away. If the municipal supply is
surface water and contains high tannic and other soil acids (esp in dry
season), then you end up drinking trihalomethanes, which are carcinogenic
chlorinated and fluoridated compounds.
Municipal water travels miles through metallic pipes, but then possibly
through PVC pipes, which are put together with toxic glues and which put
minute amounts of plastic into the water, shown to be a low level toxin.
Beyond this, municipal water can be contaminated in other ways.
Well water is only as good as the quality of the water on your property.
Often, sediment filter, sometimes a water softener to take out minerals,
and/or carbon block filter are needed. All well water should be tested
before use to rule out contamination from septic fields and high toxic
mineral concentrations.
Well water is the way to go if you have enough natural land to recharge the
aquifer (underground source) and the well doesnt have to be so deep as to be
too expensive. For those who don't have ground water available, bottled
water from a good source, in glass, (if available), is the other
alternative.
Hope this helps.
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) So you should have it tested, for whatever is a likely risk