WHAT IS IN OUR WATER?
Limited environmental oversight and aging infrastructure means that our public water supply in every city or town is polluted. Everything we put in our environment eventually ends up in our drinking water. Analysis of nearly 20 million drinking water tests reveal hundreds of pollutants throughout the United States tap water system. It is important to recognize, for most contaminants, the government has NO legal limits.
Children and adults are at a much higher risk of a long list of serious illnesses when exposed to the harmful chemicals in our water, food and air. No matter where you work or live, chemicals such as fluoride, growth hormones, lead, mercury, chlorine and many other harmful substances from farming to manufacturing, make their way into your water glass.
COMMON POLLUTANTS
Found In New England Tap Water
01
Arsenic
This commonly found pollutant comes from natural deposits in the earth or from industrial and agricultural pollution. Consuming water with even low levels of arsenic over a long time is associated with diabetes and increased risk of cancers of the bladder, lungs, and liver. It is also known to contribute to cardiovascular and respiratory disease; reduced intelligence in children; and skin problems.
02
Agricultural Pesticides
Evidence accumulated over more than a half a century proves that agricultural pesticides are poisoning us. The United Nations has reported that chronic exposure to pesticides have been linked to cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, hormone disruption, developmental disorders and sterility.
03
Nitrates
Converted from Nitrogen when not being used to crop plants. This contaminant is found widely in current and former farming communities. A recent National Institutes of Health study linked increased risk of thyroid cancer with high nitrate levels in public water supplies. Nitrate contaminated water is a well known fact throughout New England.
04
Sodium
A majority of us don’t think of salt as being a hazardous chemical. However, in New England, sodium levels primarily from road salt are often two to three times the recommended level.