It is known to many of us that there is a problem with some of our drinking water.Sometimes it is due to its bad taste while other times it is the smell. Our drinking water is healthy and safe lot of us dont recognize it.
It has been estimated over 60% of all types of cancer are linked to the environment. Studies have shown that municipal treated drinking water,surface and ground water has carcinogens.But it is often unnoticed because drinking water contains many protection ingredients that can help us in protecting from cancer.
Rate of heart problems and cancer deaths decreases in the areas where the drinking water has higher in amounts of TDS.
The addition of fluoride to drinking water is an issue which is difficult to find the correct answers for.  The unanswered questions on fluoridation are simply is it effective and is it safe?
Too much fluoride in few cases has been found to cause genetic damage in some plants and some animals, humans with birth defects and allergy symptoms ranging from headaches and fatigue to chronic diarrhea and other problems.
Researchers with the NCI (National Cancer Institute)hypothicate that as many as one tenth of cancer deaths in the US are due to fluoride in municipal drinking water.
The purification of drinking water using chlorine is a big problem as per experts.Some experts realize that tumor development, atherosclerosis and cancer are results of chlorine found in water. Scientists have performed experiments showing heart problems and common strokes also related to extra chlorine in drinking water.
Various states had opened studies which reveal that where levels of THMs is higher there are also links to larger levels of cancer.
Bottled water business has grown up due to concern over chlorine and fluoride. Many people prefer bottle water to tap water. But there is the still questions as to if bottled water is healthy water?”.
Use of filter is another healthy option. Both good and poor filters are obtainable. Some states take a 3rd party to examine water filters but the reports are hard for the most people to know.
Oral ingestion of chemicals are lower than skin absorption rates for chemicals both in adults and children as per some experts.It is also assumed that inhaling of trichloroethylene while showering is over 80 times greater than from drinking the same water.

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