This report just in from Milwaukee, where it was discovered there was toxic water in schools. Of course questions were raised in the affected communities, and people wanted to know what the risk factor is and what can be done to deal with this shocking discovery. Others wanted to know about water distillation and water distillation systems.
It wasn’t just one or two schools that found out they were drinking contaminated water; it was hundreds of them that were told their water had chemicals and other contaminants in it. A problem this widespread has no easy fixes either says the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who has not yet mentioned the benefits of water distillers to the school districts or the affected towns. The other disconcerting thing is that this problem has been going on in some locations for more than two years and still there are not many people seriously considering using water distillers.
Two years of children drinking water contaminated with arsenic, thanks to the school’s well, is enough to drive any parent around the bend with fear. The EPA stepped in when they were apprised of the results of the water tests. The school shut off the water fountains and trucked in water coolers, but was not familiar enough with water distillers to consider they were the best alternative.
Now water coolers have their place, but they are subject to as many issues as water contaminated at the source. However in a pinch, they are providing a source of clean water for now. The question about the arsenic’s side effects is the most upsetting news to parents.
Arsenic has the potential to produce lung and bladder cancer, adult onset diabetes, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, neural defects, and skin cancer – news that dealt a hard blow to concerned communities. There is more disturbing news in this particular case though; until 2006 the EPA didn’t regulate schools’ water systems for arsenic. There are 20 schools in the Milwaukee area now trying to handle the contaminated water issue, knowing that they are faced with high levels of not only arsenic, but coliform bacteria. This is definitely something water distillers could deal with effectively.
The schools are thinking about filtration systems to remedy their problems. While this might help to a certain extent – as in bringing the arsenic levels down from 20 parts per billion to just four, the better method would be to use water distillers. Any level of arsenic in water is a major safety concern.
The moral of this story is ultimately that it’s not a good idea to let someone else dictate the safety of your water supply, either at home or at school. Invest in home water distillers for the purest and safest water.
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