Out of the Baja and yes I am still alive
After 3 plus months and over 3400 miles driven in the Baja on every kind of road and track with my 32 foot trailer I can safely report that: We had absolutely NO problems of any kind (being well tr...
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We were out of internet range for awhile and I forgot about this topic. There are a great many contaminants in drinking water that can do us all kinds of harm. I do know there are folks out there that don't believe this. Facts are facts. The earth is flat. There really and truly are things in water that can harm us. The good news there are ways to protect ourselves and they do not cost a lot of money. The only way to know your water is safe is by a good filter system and UV. There is no way to know bottled water has been properly purified. You can find filter and water purification websites all over the internet. You do not need expensive systems.
One of the substances that might be found in water that is making headlines today is lead. Lead can be removed from your drinking water with a filter cartridge costing less than $10US. Search the internet to find facts.
Selected excerpts from recent news articles........
Beyond Flint: Excessive lead levels found across U.S.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/beyond-flint-excessive-lead-levels-found-across-us/ar-BBqyeKX?li=BBnbcA1
EPA enforcement data identified 600 water systems in which tests at some taps showed lead levels topping 40 ppb, which is more than double the EPA’s action level limit. While experts caution Flint is an extreme case of pervasive contamination, those lead levels rival the worst samples in far more extensive testing of around 15,000 taps across Flint. The 40 ppb mark also stands as a threshold that the EPA once labeled on its website an “imminent” health threat for pregnant women and young children.
Even at small doses, lead poses a health threat, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead can damage growing brains and cause reduced IQs, attention disorders and other problem behaviors. Infants fed formula made with contaminated tap water face significant risk. Adults are not immune, with evidence linking lead exposure to kidney problems, high blood pressure and increased risks of cardiovascular deaths. The EPA stresses there is no safe level of lead exposure.
Drinking water typically isn’t contaminated with lead when it leaves the treatment plant. It becomes contaminated as it travels through lead service lines on individual properties and lead plumbing fixtures inside homes.
There are about 75 million homes across the country built before 1980, and they’re most likely to contain some lead plumbing. That’s more than half of the country’s housing units, according to the Census Bureau.
One of the substances that might be found in water that is making headlines today is lead. Lead can be removed from your drinking water with a filter cartridge costing less than $10US. Search the internet to find facts.
Selected excerpts from recent news articles........
Beyond Flint: Excessive lead levels found across U.S.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/beyond-flint-excessive-lead-levels-found-across-us/ar-BBqyeKX?li=BBnbcA1
EPA enforcement data identified 600 water systems in which tests at some taps showed lead levels topping 40 ppb, which is more than double the EPA’s action level limit. While experts caution Flint is an extreme case of pervasive contamination, those lead levels rival the worst samples in far more extensive testing of around 15,000 taps across Flint. The 40 ppb mark also stands as a threshold that the EPA once labeled on its website an “imminent” health threat for pregnant women and young children.
Even at small doses, lead poses a health threat, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead can damage growing brains and cause reduced IQs, attention disorders and other problem behaviors. Infants fed formula made with contaminated tap water face significant risk. Adults are not immune, with evidence linking lead exposure to kidney problems, high blood pressure and increased risks of cardiovascular deaths. The EPA stresses there is no safe level of lead exposure.
Drinking water typically isn’t contaminated with lead when it leaves the treatment plant. It becomes contaminated as it travels through lead service lines on individual properties and lead plumbing fixtures inside homes.
There are about 75 million homes across the country built before 1980, and they’re most likely to contain some lead plumbing. That’s more than half of the country’s housing units, according to the Census Bureau.
