Pollutants from industrial sources often emerge from the outfall pipes of factories and may leak from pipelines and underground storage tanks. Polluted water flows from mines where the water has leached through mineral-rich rocks or has been contaminated by the chemicals used in processing the ores. Cities and other residential communities contribute mostly sewage, with traces of household chemicals mixed in. Sometimes industries discharge pollutants into city sewers, increasing the variety of pollutants in municipal areas.
The oceans, vast as they are, are not invulnerable to pollution. Pollutants reach the sea from adjacent shorelines, ships and offshore oil platforms. Not to mention many large tributaries reach the ocean carrying with vast amounts of pollution.
Pollution in Our Drinking Water
The major water pollutants are chemical, biological and physical materials that degrade water quality, resulting in an increased concern over the safety of drinking water. This has led to an explosive worldwide growth in the sale of bottled water and filtering devices attached to faucets, meant to further treat filtered drinking water. However, of the over 2,000 filters sold to the public, only a handful actually remove all of the parasites, viruses, bacteria, pesticides and heavy metals found in tap water.
Recently the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and other environmental groups commented on the shocking and dangerous state of public water supplies. Drinking ordinary tap water can be potentially fatal to people with a weakened immune system. Children, expectant mothers and the elderly are at the greatest risk. Most water systems are not designed to remove protozoa or volatile organic chemicals (VOC) such as fluoride. One of the protozoa most water systems are incapable of removing is cryptosporidium parvum. This is the same parasite that killed 104 people and made 400,000 ill in Milwaukee.
The consensus of most medical experts is that the water supply is the most critical factor to human health. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that in the US alone more than 900,000 people become ill each year from water born disease and as many as 900 will die. International Controllers estimated that in the near future, more than 120 million US households will regularly purchase bottled water at an average cost of $500 to $1,000 a year. And these numbers are on the rise. In addition, there is also an increasing awareness that bottled water itself may be no safer than municipally treated water.
Although some feel protected by filters and/or water vending machines, a recent study LINK conducted highlighted the hazards of relying on these products. As bad as the situation is in the United States, it is worse in many other countries and to an even greater degree in second and third-world countries.
The author is committed to providing the general public with up-to-date useful information that will allow them to make educated and informed decisions regarding drinking water, and improving their quality of life.
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