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Toxic Threats to Child Development |
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Nearly one in five (17%) children in the United States has been diagnosed with one or more developmental, learning or behavioral disability. There is a growing consensus that disorders including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and autism are increasing in frequency. These disorders have widespread societal impacts, from health and education costs to the repercussions of criminal behavior. Research demonstrates that pervasive substances such as mercury, lead, PCBs, dioxins, pesticides, and others, are toxic to the developing child’s brain (neurotoxic). |
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Reverse Osmosis? Where on the curve is your water? |
Do You Have A Carbon Filtration or a Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment System?
Where on the curve is the purity of your water today?
Carbon Filters and Reverse Osmosis Membranes use "Barrier Technology" for their effectiveness; the effectiveness of barriers invaribly decline over time and ultimately have to be replaced.
Today you are likely not getting the purity of water you might think you are.
Efficacy Over Time
Barriers invariably degrade over time and need replacing.
Steam-distillation provides pure water consistently and indefinitely.
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Pharmaceuticals in the Water? |
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A vast array of pharmaceuticals including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.
To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe.
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