Water treatment facilities add chlorine to the water to kill viruses and bacteria naturally found in freshwater sources, but that doesn’t mean you should shower or drink it from the tap as it flows into your home or business.

Exposure to chlorine and it’s by products have been linked to: dry hair, dry skin, skin irritation, birth defects, increased asthma and cancer risk.

Heavy metals enter into our water system in two ways; firstly through industrial, municipal and urban runoff and secondly to sleep seeping into underground water supplies.

Exposure to heavy metals have been linked to: learning difficulties, memory impairment, damage to the nervous system, and behavioral problems such as aggressiveness and hyper activity.

An estimated one billion pounds of pesticide is used each year in the US and a percentage ends up as runoff in streams, rivers, and lakes. A recent (USGS) study showed pesticides are widespread and streams in ground water sample throughout the country. (USGS) found that more than 90% of water and fish samples from stream samples in the US contain at least one pesticide.

Chronic health effects include cancer and other tumors; brain and nervous system damage; birth defects; infertility and other reproductive problems; and damage to the liver, kidneys, lungs, and other body organs. Chronic defects may not appear for weeks, months or even years after exposure, making it difficult to link health impacts to pesticides.