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Entry bubble Is Your Drinking Water Safe?

By: Nancy | March 13, 2008 | Category: Health

water faucetWere you as surprised as I was earlier this week when the Associated Press reported that traces of over-the-counter and prescription drugs are showing up in drinking water around the country?

Caffeine was just about everywhere. But pharmaceutical testing found drugs that treat everything from infections to epilepsy to anxiety in the water of 24 major metropolitan across the country, from North Jersey to Southern California. 

The levels of these medications in the water are very low--just trace amounts. But there haven't been any studies about the long term effects of drinking water containing these medications at these levels.

Because of this news, and because I just found out this is also National Ground Water Awareness Week, I wanted to take a closer look at my local water report. I get it in the mail every year, glance at it and toss it in the recycling bin. Now I wish I'd held onto it.

I checked USA.gov and found my water supply report online. You might be able to find yours here too.  If yours is not listed, check your latest water bill for your water supplier's contact info or search USA.gov for your city, town or municipality's website.

If you have a complaint or concern about the quality of your drinking water --from the faucet or bottled --you can contact the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 weekdays, 10am to 4pm eastern time.

This all won't keep me from trying to get in my eight glasses a day, but it'll make me think a little more about the water I'm drinking.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Citizen Jmaximus on March 14, 2008 at 08:05 AM EDT

Gee all this time I wasting money buying Mountain Dew, I could have just been drinking tap water.

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blue comment bubble Posted by beardiethor on March 18, 2008 at 07:42 AM EDT

I was wary of water ever since flouride was introduced. Have been drinking and feeding my pets bottled water ever since. Better safe than sorry.

Sincerely,

Rick London
www.londonstimes.us

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blue comment bubble Posted by london forum on June 09, 2009 at 07:31 PM EDT

There is alot of argument about such things as fluoride in water, does the voter ever have a say in such matters?

It would be interesting to hear people's thoughts

http://www.londongoingout.com

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