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Contaminated Water Isn't Just a Third World Country Problem

BY Larry Wardell | 06-22-2009 | 3:34 PM
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Third world countries are not the only locations in the world with serious water contamination issues.

Most people figure that water contamination is a third world problem
and that there is no way this could be a complication in America.

Third world countries are not the only locations in the world with
serious water contamination issues. The fact is that we have this same
issue right in our own backyards, so we can't blame the destruction of
water plants on a conflict or war for our problems. Or can we? The war
on budgets has far reaching consequences on the quality of our water,
whether we want to admit it or not.

Although our infrastructures have not necessarily been ravaged by
war, etc., they are succumbing to old age, disrepair, negligence and
band-aid therapy to keep them going. To say that the water filtration
plants that we have today are woefully inadequate is a major
understatement.

To get this message across to the millions who drink this
contaminated water is entirely another issue. Many Americans feel we
only have a water issue if it relates to a terrorist attack. In actual
fact, we are under attack daily from the pollutants coursing in the
water from various sources.

The real kicker is that if it isn't one evil, it's another. By this
we mean if it isn't outside contaminants (drugs, pesticides,
herbicides, viruses, etc.) then we get zinged with the toxic chemicals
to get rid of the toxic chemicals. Rather reminds one of a gong show.
Municipal water filtration plants use cheap chemicals (e.g. chlorine)
to zap the water clean. Chlorine is a toxic chemical on its own and it
remains behind even if the "other" pollutants were taken out. Can't win
for losing some days.

In the final analysis, it's not just the water that is the problem;
it's just a part of the overall problem. Part one is poor water,
contaminated with a great long laundry list of chemicals, etc., and
part two are the aging filtration plants who can't keep up with the
task of eliminating those toxins on the list of contaminants that grows
longer every day.

The only real method of effectively dealing with contaminated water is a water distillation system. It is one system that effectively removes things like lead, chlorine and other water borne contaminants.

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