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Originally Posted by Fluff
What is in tap water and why should I be filtering it?
Been drinking tap water unfiltered for years.
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In modern Western society, levels of contaminants found in tap water vary for every household and plumbing system but tend to be low. Two general conceptions with popular appeal are:
That tap water is widely contaminated
That bottled water is assuredly pure
Both lack scientific support. In reality, both tap water and bottled water are usually safe, although in both cases exceptions can occur. The University of Cincinnati recently completed a Tap Water Quality Analysis, funded by PUR, for major US cities.[6] Its findings show generally safe water quality in most regions. While most US cities have what is considered safe tap water, contaminants ranging from bacteria to heavy metals are present in some tap water, and occasionally serious violations of tap water standards have been well-publicized, such as the severe 1993 Cryptosporidium outbreak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which led to several deaths and around 400,000 illnesses (see: Milwaukee Cryptosporidium outbreak). Regarding bottled water quality perceptions and reality, in 1999, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released controversial findings from a 4-year study on bottled water. The results of this study claimed that one-third of the waters tested contained levels of contamination—including synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria, and arsenic—in at least one sample that exceeded allowable limits under either state or bottled water industry standards or guidelines.[7] However, the bottled water industry was quick to dispute the claim, saying bottled water is one of the most highly regulated food products under the FDA regulatory authority and that the FDA system worked extremely well when coupled with the International Bottled Water Association's Model Code and unannounced inspections.[8]
Personally I don't drink it, but I won't take chances with Karen, her being already in a highly vulnerable state. So sue me.
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Originally Posted by Mindfulness
the well just got too low, from what friends and family said.
do you , even, drink, water, bro? |
There, are, far, too, many, commas, in, that, sentence, bro.
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Originally Posted by Kiiii
^constantly reminds me of mankycaants avatar
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Yes!
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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon
i drink tap water like a poor person
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Out of other people's taps?