Lead in water? Still a danger in the U.S.
You might think that your water is safe. Well, as we have been saying for the past 30 years, you have to filter your 
water at the tap, preferably with a Multipure filter (order one at www.multipureusa.com/redwoodclinic). That is because there is lots of stuff in your water that is not good for your health. That includes heavy metals such as lead. It can come from solder. It can come from medications. It can come from industrial sources. It can come from airborne lead that falls into the water treatment plants.
The reality of lead in water came home to roost in Flint, Michigan. According to an alert from MOVE-ON, this is the story.
“In April 2014, state officials switched the source of Flint’s drinking water to the Flint River to save money.
Almost immediately after the switch, residents noticed changes in the smell, color, and taste of the water coming out of their taps. Tests showed high levels of bacteria that forced the city to issue advisories calling for residents to boil their tap water.2
Michigan Gov. Snyder and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality were aware of the high levels of lead in Flint’s drinking water for months, but they kept telling residents that the water was safe to drink.3 Lead poisoning is incredibly serious, especially to children, causing lower IQs, long-term learning disabilities, and behavioral problems.4
Last October, Flint’s drinking water source was finally switched back to the same source as Detroit. But Flint’s pipes are now permanently damaged and continue to leach lead into Flint’s drinking water.
Only when the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation into how Michigan has handled the crisis in Flint did Gov. Snyder finally issue a state of emergency.”
If it can happen in Flint, it can happen anywhere. Even in your town. And the only control you have is at your tap.
And lead is just the tip of the iceberg.
If you know of someone in Flint please have them read this post and have, or help them, buy a Multipure water filtration system.
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1. “Michigan Knew Last Year That Flint’s Water Might Be Poisoned But Decided Not to Tell Anyone,” Slate, January 11, 2016
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2. “Michigan’s Failure to Protect Flint,” The New York Times, January 15, 2016
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3. “Michigan Knew Last Year That Flint’s Water Might Be Poisoned But Decided Not to Tell Anyone,” Slate, January 11, 2016
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4. “Generation of Flint kids with lead in blood may not see effects for years,” MLive, January 14, 2016
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