Saturday, December 22, 2007

Orange County California residents saying ‘no thanks’ to fluoride

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Some county residents here are taking measures to reduce their exposure to the fluoride that was recently added to the water supply, a recent Orange County Register story reported.

County resident Blythe Fair said in the story, “I feel bad that there isn't a choice – there isn’t a way around being poisoned.” Among other things, Fair said she has been practicing Jin Shin Jyutsu to strengthen her bones and has changed the way she showers to limit exposure.

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Orange County California residents saying ‘no thanks’ to fluoride


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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Most global illness linked to poor water — CNN

ATLANTA — Unsanitary water conditions are to blame for 88 percent of all diseases, and agriculture is endangering groundwater worldwide, CNN reported on December 18.

The CNN report, a review of the world water-health situation, relays information from various global sources, such as the World Bank, which reported that water-related problems are responsible for 88 percent of all diseases. Other sources quoted in the CNN report include UNICEF, the US Geological Survey, UNESCO, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Global Environment Outlook-4, the Natural Resources Defense Council and others.

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Tests confirm bacteria in California nudists’ water

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health (DEH) issued a boil-water advisory for the Sun Island Resort, a nudist resort in El Cajon, after tests confirmed the presence of total coliform bacteria in the water, according to a December 17 10News story.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Portland Oregon to seek Cryptosporidium variance

PORTLAND, OR — Officials here are preparing a report that justifies a petition they’ll make to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking a variance to federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulations relating to Cryptosporidium treatment, according to a December 10 article in The Oregonian.

City officials say their water is healthy and does not need to be treated for the parasite. SDWA regulations state that public water systems must either cover all reservoirs or treat the water once it leaves uncovered reservoirs.

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Portland Oregon to seek Cryptosporidium variance


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Sunday, December 9, 2007

Lead is growing problem, drinking water expert

BLACKSBURG, VA — Lead in drinking water is a growing problem across the United States, says Marc Edwards, an expert in drinking water safety who recently was interviewed by Earth & Sky Radio.

Edwards, a civil engineering professor at Virginia Tech and a MacArthur Fellow for 2007, said Americans most likely take safe drinking water for granted, but that they should not, noting that aging water-delivery infrastructure contributes to lead levels in tap water.

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE Lead is growing problem — drinking water expert


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Minnesota city water sickened families’ pets

STACY, MN — The tap water here is high in chlorine and is sickening families’ pets, an October 31 story in The Post Review said.

Resident Ken Cummings, who has spent about $385 on water filters over the past three years, was told to stop giving his family’s pet rabbit tap water after it became ill. When he started giving it bottled water, it regained health.

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Saturday, December 8, 2007

EPA tells Montana school: Arsenic levels are too high

BOZEMAN, MT — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently told the Manhattan Christian School, a private school located in nearby Manhattan, MT, that its new well contain levels of arsenic that are above the federal maximum contaminant level of 10 parts per billion (ppb), according to a November 27 Bozeman Daily Chronicle article.

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