Ha ha ha! I''m laughing so hard right now. People in this society run around with their bottles of water as if they''re somehow healthier. "Look at me, I have a bottle of water". And they PAY for this stuff that could just as well come from their own faucet. Stupid. Buy a Nalgene bottle and fill it from the tap. It''s a heck of a lot more convenient than buying a ''product'' that not only is equal to tap water but comes in a container that creates even more waste!
A word of warning...From a retired Hazardous Materials Consultant formerly with Arthur D. Little. Inc. Cambridge, MA.
The Government is not going to protect you from the Chemical lobby in Washington.
There has been a move to remove bis-phenol A from plastic food & beverage containers. However a more serious concern lies with the flame retardant system used in plastics.
Antimony oxide & DecaBromo BiPhenyl Ether are a more dangerous concern. This flame retardant system does leach into packaged food from the plastic.
These toxins are not only cumulative, but have deleterious effects on the body.
Kidney & bladder, liver, spleen and lungs can be affected. Also of interest is the effect these chemicals have in decreasing the bodies ability to metabolize fat.
Drink out of glass only. Avoid foods packaged in plastic.
Every person is different I guess. The hand sanitizer was doing me pretty bad and I asked the doc how I got staph and he basically told me you don''t have to do anything wrong, it is just dorment in most people until something triggers it. I am a clean freak so I know I didn''t get it from my house. He told me since I work with the public and have diabetes, I probably got it from work.
If any Marines ever drank the water from camp Lejune, in Jacksonville, NC between 1957-87 or any surrounding bases, you were likely poisoned Dry cleaning Chemicals by the highest ever recorded readings of TCE from tap water. Chemicals detected included TCE, PCE, benzene, DCE. Maximum level detected in drinking water was 1,400 ppb in May 1982 The current limit for TCE in drinking water is 5 ppb Other contaminants detected included DCE (trans-1,2-dichloroethylene) at a maximum of 407 ppb in January 1985, PCE and benzene.
If you or your family was ever stationed there please check into this, Our health is in danger:
Stomach bug going around your home? You might want to reach for hand sanitizer, suggests research being presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
* Families that used hand sanitizer had a 59 percent reduction in the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses in the home compared with those who did not use hand sanitizer.
* Hand sanitizer likely reduces the spread of colds and respiratory illnesses as well, investigators say.
* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends health care workers use hand sanitizer.
* Soap and water are necessary to remove dirt from skin.
Families that used alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel had a 59 percent reduction in the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses compared with families that didn''t use sanitizer, according to a Harvard Medical School study.
I have had 3 docs tell me to not use the hand sanitizer because it is getting rid of my good germs. I got staph infection because I was trying to be too clean and ended up getting rid of some germs I needed to combat the bad germs. You can use too much of that stuff. The doc told me to just wash my hands often. I have stopped getting the staph since I quit using the hand sanitizer
As I said in an earlier post I have a private well for 32 years. My neighbors of 32 years do not filter their water but I assume they are fed off the same underground water supply as my home. They seem fine and when I see them at night they don''''t glow in the dark. Who knows for sure? Maybe I am evan wasting my money on filters.
Posted by thgdriver1
You should test your well once per year for VOCs, metals, and coliform. These tests will indicate whether or not you have a problem. Sample from a spigot nearest the well, and let it run 5 minutes before sampling. Total cost should be around $300 if you collect the samples. The laboratory will provide sample containers and instructions.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" Benjamin Franklin
We need some germs. People are getting sick more and more often from using too much hand sanitizer and things like that. Dirt will not hurt you folks. It''''s the harsh chemicals that they feel they have to put in everything.
Posted by mandylou4u
I hate to burst your "all natural" bubble here. But there are microorganisms naturally present in soil and water that can make you very sick or kill you. For example, google "ecoli" and see what you find. Hand washing is one of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of infectious disease, and hand sanitizer will not "make you sick" unless you drink it :)
Modern water sanitation methods control these risks. Tap water is typically treated with chlorine. Bottled water is sterilized using a combination of reverse osmosis, ozone, micro-filtration, activated granular carbon, and UV.
I can''t really be too sure, but I remember watching a special on the bottled water. They were saying tap water was sometimes safer than the bottled water. Something about the water is chilled and then hot on the trucks. I am no expert, I just don''t trust much of that stuff. Why are there so many different brands if it''s all the same?
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The Government is not going to protect you from the Chemical lobby in Washington.
There has been a move to remove bis-phenol A from plastic food & beverage containers. However a more serious concern lies with the flame retardant system used in plastics.
Antimony oxide & DecaBromo BiPhenyl Ether are a more dangerous concern. This flame retardant system does leach into packaged food from the plastic.
These toxins are not only cumulative, but have deleterious effects on the body.
Kidney & bladder, liver, spleen and lungs can be affected. Also of interest is the effect these chemicals have in decreasing the bodies ability to metabolize fat.
Drink out of glass only. Avoid foods packaged in plastic.
Maximum level detected in drinking water was 1,400 ppb in May 1982
The current limit for TCE in drinking water is 5 ppb
Other contaminants detected included DCE (trans-1,2-dichloroethylene) at a maximum of 407 ppb in January 1985, PCE and benzene.
If you or your family was ever stationed there please check into this, Our health is in danger:
https://clnr.hqi.usmc.mil/clsurvey/
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/SITES/LEJE
UNE/faq_water.html
Practice good hygiene:
1. Keep your hands clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
2. Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed.
3. Avoid contact with other people%u2019s wounds or bandages.
4. Avoid sharing personal items such as towels or razors.
* Families that used hand sanitizer had a 59 percent reduction in the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses in the home compared with those who did not use hand sanitizer.
* Hand sanitizer likely reduces the spread of colds and respiratory illnesses as well, investigators say.
* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends health care workers use hand sanitizer.
* Soap and water are necessary to remove dirt from skin.
Families that used alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel had a 59 percent reduction in the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses compared with families that didn''t use sanitizer, according to a Harvard Medical School study.
Posted by thgdriver1
You should test your well once per year for VOCs, metals, and coliform. These tests will indicate whether or not you have a problem. Sample from a spigot nearest the well, and let it run 5 minutes before sampling. Total cost should be around $300 if you collect the samples. The laboratory will provide sample containers and instructions.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"
Benjamin Franklin
Posted by mandylou4u
I hate to burst your "all natural" bubble here. But there are microorganisms naturally present in soil and water that can make you very sick or kill you. For example, google "ecoli" and see what you find. Hand washing is one of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of infectious disease, and hand sanitizer will not "make you sick" unless you drink it :)
Modern water sanitation methods control these risks. Tap water is typically treated with chlorine. Bottled water is sterilized using a combination of reverse osmosis, ozone, micro-filtration, activated granular carbon, and UV.