Contaminant Candidate List 3 Published By:EPA (Link to Article) Published On: 2009-10-14 Author: Environmental Protection Agency CCL 3 is a list of contaminants that are currently not subject to any
proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations,
that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems, and
which may require regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
The list includes, among others, pesticides, disinfection byproducts,
chemicals used in commerce, waterborne pathogens, pharmaceuticals, and
biological toxins. The Agency considered the best available data and
infor... Read full article
Chlorine, Cancer, And Heart Disease Published By:GBC (Link to Article) "We are quite convinced, based on this study, that there is an
association between cancer and chlorinated water." - Medical College Of
Wisconsin research team
The addition of chlorine to our
drinking water began in the late 1800s and by 1904 was the standard in
water treatment, and for the most part remains so today. We don’t use
chlorine because it’s the safest or even the most effective means of
disinfection, we use it because it is the cheapest. In spite of all our
technolo...
Debating How Much Weed Killer Is Safe in Your Water Glass Published By:The New York Times (Link to Article) Published On: 2009-08-22 Author: Charles Duhigg For decades, farmers, lawn care workers and professional green thumbs
have relied on the popular weed killer atrazine to protect their crops,
golf courses and manicured lawns.
But atrazine often washes into water supplies and has become among
the most common contaminants in American reservoirs and other sources
of drinking water.
Now, new research suggests that atrazine may
be dangerous at lower concentrations than previously thought. Recent
studies suggest that, even at conce...