In fact some chemicals like fluoride are added to the drinking water to directly benefit the consumer. Minerals may also be beneficial and many chemicals have no adverse effects on public health.

No. Some chemicals, fluoride for example, are good for you, and some minerals are accepted by most to be beneficial in drinking water. In addition, many chemicals have no bad effect on your health. Chemicals are not bad just because they are chemicals. As an example, water itself is a chemical, and we depend on the chemicals in food to keep us alive and functioning.

The type of chemicals added by your water supplier might include chlorine or ozone to remove the risk of diseases such as gastroenteritis, alum to trap particles and micro-organisms and lime/soda ash to ensure the water is not too acidic or basic. The addition of these chemicals is continuously monitored and controlled to ensure that the correct amounts only are added to the water. Your water authority business can provide information about the chemicals added to your water supply.

Drinking water is available at most developed campgrounds. When it is not provided, water should always be treated with purification tablets or iodine, by boiling, or by filtering. One safe method of treatment is boiling vigorously for 3-5 minutes to kill parasitic organisms which may be present. To improve taste, add a pinch of salt to each quart of boiled water or pour it back and forth from one clean container to another several times. More on drinking water...

For years, chemicals have entered our water system as waste from manufacturing industries, leaching from thousands of landfill dump sites and directly from untreated sewage disposal. Pesticides, herbicides and insecticides used in agriculture enter through seepage and normal drainage. Acid rain, which now affects us globally, continually contaminates our polar caps and surface water supplies.

Radon is a radioactive gas found in some groundwater supplies. Radon is formed by the natural decay of radium and uranium. Scientists believe that long term exposure to radon causes cancer. Most exposure to radon comes from the ground underneath the residence through the air and into the lungs. EPA will set standards for radon in drinking water early in the next century. If you suspect radon in your home, call the local health department. Test kits are available. [Return]

No. Each bottler is required to test both source and finished product for substances listed in their Bottled Water Model Code. Further, products must be in compliance with applicable safety and quality standards in order to be sold in the commercial marketplace.

Chlorine & Trihalomethanes, Suspended solids, Cryptosporidium, Parasites (cysts), Waterborne flu virus E-coli, Suspended solids, Organic compounds, Bacteria and Radioactive particulates. We have had some quite amazing results happen in relation to skin complaints. These are from people like you and me who have been on the Water for less than 6 months.

Clark, a former subscriber to the Kombucha list, says: "My only experience so far after about 10 weeks of drinking the K-tea was to become dehydrated after about 5-6 weeks. This manifested itself as constant physical and mental fatigue (my chiropractor aptly described it as brain fog) and finally my lips became dry and cracked.

Virtually everyone will benefit from a home water filtration system. If all that was in your tap water was chlorine, and chlorine is in everyone's water, there are significant health and cosmetic benefits to using chlorine free water. Any child that has a gold fish knows that chlorine can kill, it's sole purpose as a pesticide is to kill living cells/ organisms. When we consume chlorine, at any level, it kills some part of us.

If you have your own well, you are responsible for making sure that your water is safe to drink. Private wells should be tested annually for nitrate and coliform bacteria to detect contamination problems early. Test more frequently and for other contaminants, such as radon or pesticides, if you suspect a problem.

Fresh water ponds in the dunes, they can drink from sound sometimes. Although the sound does connect to the ocean at Oregon Inlet, the sound in Corolla remains fresh and drinkable because of the many miles of distance between the two points.

Public water supply customers can contact their local utility and request a copy of the Annual Water Quality Report (or Consumer Confidence Report). This report is a summary of the water test results obtained by the utility for the previous year. This report lists the following:

Intentional contamination of the water supply is thought to be highly unlikely. Water treatment facilities routinely filter the drinking water supply, add chlorine in order to kill harmful germs and regularly test for contaminants.

On any eating regimen, a minimum of 64 ounces, or eight 8-ounce glasses, of water per day is the usual recommendation. Many people, particularly women, suffer from inadequate hydration, so it is important to be diligent about drinking water throughout the day. Water consumption will also help flush toxins from your body and combat such problems as constipation and bad breath. Note that coffee, tea and diet sodas do not apply to the daily minimum.