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However, they need encountered resistance, typically from the residents they're making an attempt to help, who believe that if their water is legal it should be safe. Drinking water that doesn't meet a federal health guideline won't essentially make somebody sick. several contaminants are dangerous as long as consumed for years. and a few researchers argue that even harmful chemicals, once consumed at very low doses over long periods, cause few risks. Others argue that the price of removing minute concentrations of chemicals from water doesn't equal the advantages. “Communities where the drinking water has contained chemicals that are associated with health risks include Scottsdale, Ariz.; El Paso, Tex., and Reno, Nev. Test results analyzed by The Times show their drinking water has contained arsenic at concentrations that have been associated with cancer. But that contamination did not violate the Safe Drinking Water Act” (NY Times 2009).

The impending crisis in India would be a good opportunity to study the effects of the poison and perhaps show the rest of the world the importance of awareness and spark them into action. Arsenic is a destructive element that must be contained and controlled. Up until now, few individuals know much about the impacts of arsenic. This is shocking since it is a element that will undoubtedly influence the lives of many individuals on this planet in the following couple of

Back in April 2014, Flint Michigan, switched its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The government believed that this would be a great idea, because by them making this big switch they begin to start saving a lot of money. The new water that they now use is very polluted. This is the water that each and every person in Flint depends on to drink, cook with and to also bathe in. A lot of people have been affected by this change in water supply. As things begin to worsen the people in Flint, started to hear and become very familiar to lead poisoning. A significant amount of their victims have fallen victim to to being affected by the contaminated water, that everyone has been using. Doctors have noticed that the amount of lead found

Flint River water is 19 times more corrosive than Lake Huron’s water. DWSD treats their water so that it is safe to drink. Flint did not treat their water with an anti-corrosive agent. MDEQ (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality) told Flint officials the anti-corrosive additive was not necessary. GM stopped using the Flint River water because it was corroding the car parts. The Flint River water was so corrosive that lead leached into people’s water (lead is a toxin that can cause brain damage to children and kidney failure in adults). Flint officials said that homes that have lead pipes were the only homes possible to have lead leached into them. Residents were told that the water was safe to drink and that it would be a waste of money to buy bottled water. Flint had been issued an emergency manager who had researchers test Flint’s water. The test’s showed positive for lead. With some home’s reporting up to 1,000-4,000 parts per billion. The state mandate for lead is 15 parts per billion. The state then issued that citizens water testing kits and water filters that had no effect at

According to the Mayo clinic, lead poisoning is most susceptible to children under the age of six. Early estimates indicate that as many as 8,000 children could have been given the drinking water. High levels of lead according to the Clinic’s report “can severely affect mental and physical development… [and] lead poisoning can be fatal.”

In Flint, Michigan, residents had high levels of lead in their water. The problem arose when the budget cuts were being made by the city’s government to decrease the debt. The city switched to Flint River as their water source without testing the water for harmful substances. Many residents were having medical issues but government officials ignored them. Also, many families could not afford bottled water and had to keep using tap water. A pediatrician found the problem when they observed the result of blood tests from residents of the town. The city switched back to their original water but it was too late, the lead had already corroded the pipes. As parents began to get more worried for their children’s health the federal government

You may well know that aluminium, along with a number of other contaminants, can be found in your drinking water but did you know why it’s in your drinking water? More importantly, do you know if it’s even safe? Aluminium is already present in our soil and as a result will be found in untreated sources of drinking water such as wells. On top of this, aluminium compounds are also used to help remove any impurities at water treatment works. Aluminium happens to be very useful in the battle against cloudiness and bacterial content before the water enters the final stages of disinfection and treatment however, as a result of its use a residual amount remains in the water supply. The legal standard for

Toxic chemicals such as lead and mercury in our environment have links to the causes of cancer, birth defects and mental illness. How can Americans be certain that the water in their household is safe to drink and toxic free? For the people in Flint, Michigan, it is too late for many have been already affected by such toxicity in their water supply. Toxic chemicals in our environment must be better controlled and America’s infrastructure must be properly repaired. This is an urgent need and the elected leaders must be held accountable for any neglect of this most important issue.

Lead is a toxic chemical that was regularly used in household plumbing materials. The use of lead has been illegal since 1986, to make drinking water safer and healthier. While it is unlikely that your water contains lead, it is still something to watch out for.

They did not test the water properly for lead or any other contaminants before supplying it to the residents. This action caused severe distressing outcome due to ignorance and lack of prompt reaction from the responsible authorities. Thus, we can agree that water must be tested very carefully and properly before distributing it to the residents. Private wells in my county are homeowners responsibility, and thus they will be more cautious in making sure their water supply is clean. Also, the Westchester County Private Well Water Testing Legislation, with EPA regulation, can be very effective in providing clean water, if followed as

Twelve people have died and thousands more have become sick due Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s failure to ensure that the quality of the drinking water was suitable for the citizens of Flint, Michigan. They were responsible for ensuring that certain requirements were in place before the Flint River water began to run through water pipes that were contaminated with lead before reaching the homes of the residents. “Flint switched from Detroit’s water supply to the Flint River in 2014, in part to save money. But the city did not use corrosion control to prevent lead from entering the water. The river itself was also found to contain eight times more chloride than Detroit’s water, a chemical that is highly corrosive to metals. Most residents in Flint have decades-old lead service lines that connect their homes to the city’s main water pipes. When water from the river flowed through those

56% of our population in The United States uses tap water on a daily basis. We shower in it, drink it, cook with it, and water out plants with it. How can we know that our water is safe? Well, yearly groundwater tests should be taken. Even if they are expensive; it is better to pay the small amount now, than having to pay millions of dollars for the health expenses of people later. There is a huge chance that chromium could be in our water; chromium is a chemical that is used extensively by different industries. For example, it is used to prevent corrosion in pipes (PG&E), leather tanning and electroplating. Electroplating is the process of changing the surface of a metal to prevent the surface from wearing out; this is widely used on cars,

Arsenic is an invisible killer that many people may be drinking as I write this article. It was such a problem for the United States, that in 2001, the US Environmental Protection Agency had to lower the maximum level of arsenic allowed in drinking water from 50 micrograms per liter (ug/L) to 10 micrograms per liter (ug/Liter) (Ryker, 2001). Despite this change in policy, this issue of arsenic contamination continues, and is even more widespread in many more places outside of the United States. Unlike the U.S., underdeveloped countries like India, Cambodia, and Bangladesh cannot rely on the usual testing’s more developed countries are accustomed to. For example, a study in Bangladesh (2009) showed 13% (1,883) of their findings (14,492 samples) had an arsenic concentration that exceeded 50 ug/Liters (Rodrigues et al, 2016). The old maximum stated by EPA back in 2001. Information like this is then used, in hopes that it creates more of an importance

Water is the most essential necessity for human life. Can you imagine life without clean drinking water supply? Due to increasing the population of the world, the clean water has become a huge concern. Arsenic has been one of the important components in contamination of drinking water in many regions

The present study reveals that about 25% and 62% of the total respondents were drinking water from which contained arsenic and E.coli at a level of >10 ppb and 1 cfu/100ml, respectively. The situation seems to be very concerning because in comparison with arsenic and E.coli contaminated water in HH, the percentage of HH respondents arsenic is much less than E.coli. The findings (percentages) are relatively higher than the findings in a past survey conducted in 2009 on the arsenic concentration, where in the HH level it was 23.1% [19]. Moreover, E. coli contamination in the HH drinking water is also remarkably higher for the present study compared to other past surveys (more than 50%) reported in 2009 Bangladesh NDWQS report on drinking