| What if I told you that next to chlorine, lead in water | | | | treatment system of some kind. Many on the |
| is the most common contaminate found in our | | | | market remove some lead, but not enough to keep |
| drinking supply? Considering it is a major toxin it is | | | | you safe. The EPA recommends using a carbon block |
| important to know how it got there and how to get | | | | filter to remove lead in water, and a multi-stage |
| rid of lead water. | | | | process with ion exchange and sub micron filtering |
| We currently have over 2000 toxic chemicals in our | | | | system is the best. |
| supply including chlorine, herbicides and prescription | | | | The very few best ones will remove 99% of all the |
| drugs. It seems that the treatment plants just can't | | | | contaminants in your water, including lead, and leaving |
| cope anymore with the rising tide of pollution. | | | | you with safe, healthy water with the essential |
| Lead in water originates from the lining of pipes, | | | | minerals intact. |
| solder and the brass plumbing fixture in our homes, | | | | Look for the suppliers performance data sheet to |
| and is considered by the EPA to be the major | | | | see exactly how much they remove and ask for it if |
| environmental health threat to children. They also | | | | it is not offered! Try to avoid reverse osmosis |
| estimate that around 98% of all homes have pipes or | | | | systems as they strip the water of those essential |
| plumbing that can leech lead into the tap water. | | | | minerals like calcium and magnesium. |
| Even at relatively low levels, lead water can cause | | | | As the situation of lead in water is likely to |
| learning disorders and behavioral problems in children | | | | deteriorate further, why not take action to |
| and in adults it can contribute to high blood pressure | | | | safeguard the health of your family not only for now |
| or hypertension, one of our biggest killers. It seems | | | | but for the future too. |
| incredible that we should be facing this problem in the | | | | If you would like to learn more about the types of |
| first place, and it would be such a huge operation to | | | | water filtration systems that I personally recommend |
| replace all the old pipes, it's just not possible. | | | | and use, visit my website. |
| The only solution to remove it effectively is a home | | | | |