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Tap Water in 42 States Contaminated by Chemicals

Thursday August 30, 2007
waterdrop.jpg Public water supplies in 42 U.S. states--the tap water millions of Americans drink every day--are contaminated with 141 unregulated chemicals for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has never established safety standards, according to an investigation by the Environmental Working Group. Learn more about what may be lurking in your drinking water, what that means for your health, and what public utilities nationwide are doing to make drinking water safer.

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Comments

December 14, 2007 at 1:38 pm
(1) June says:

42 states is alot! have you thought of purified water? duh!

March 19, 2008 at 2:42 pm
(2) Patrick says:

Purified water is the same as bottled water. AND Bottled water is VERY Acidic. Out bodies need Alkaline to be healthy. Look up PH water on the net. Water - is Good, don’t get me wrong, but water needs to be not only pure, but the right PH for the body to use it correctly.

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