Thank you for your very excellent reply, especially with your background in water treatment. But they do make a good point that once the water goes through the pipes and you are ready to use it...there is no reason to have Chlorine or anything else in it. I don't doubt that people profit greatly from scare tactics, but on the other hand, I would rather not have any more chemicals than necessary in water that I drink or use. It appears to me that there have been people independent of the government that have studied this and come to the same conclusions about the toxicity of chlorine...the bottom line is who do you trust. I do realize the above was from a government site.
Do they always know the causes of the uptick in cancer in children...I doubt that, so who is to say it isn't from the water...or food...or atmosphere. I mean Dane Wigginton has done extensive research that is very compelling and yet he is pooh-poohed by many. I don't doubt for one second that the government uses many scenarios such as you describe to steal and profit from the government...I mean look at Obama and solar panels. It is a con game from start to finish and the only losers are those who can't find the truth in all the lies...
Without a little bit of chlorine as part of the treatment process, there would undoubtedly be a huge uptick in waterborne pathogens so I understand why it's there (to BigDaddy's point).
That being said, I would encourage you to look into getting a reverse osmosis system as I don't particularly want to drink chlorine (as well as my wife and son).
The bigger problem in our water is the amount of fluoride. There's far more data showing that to have negative health impacts than chlorine. Reverse osmosis will get a good portion of the fluoride out but still leave quite a bit behind. I use a special pitcher filter to get most of the remaining fluoride out of our actual drinking water.
I agree with your comment...I had a reverse osmosis under my sink that leaked or broke...can't remember and flooded some of the basement.... not good...
I actually use zero water filter at the sink now and I am pleased with that...we have pitchers in all the bathrooms...I have attached an article to show that it takes out fluoride. I tried other pitchers and they were not effective. I love that zero water gives you a tester so you can see the quality of the filtration process. The water really is quite good and I drink water as about 80% of my liquid throughout the day...so I am pleased...
I would say that once the water comes out if the pipes in the house, then you can filter it and drink it. There is still the chance that bacterial can be in the house plumbing and the chlorine in the water will disinfect house plumbing. I have no problem drinking tap water. I don’t like the smell of the chlorine, but as long as I smell it I have a high confidence it is safe to drink.
Thank you for your very excellent reply, especially with your background in water treatment. But they do make a good point that once the water goes through the pipes and you are ready to use it...there is no reason to have Chlorine or anything else in it. I don't doubt that people profit greatly from scare tactics, but on the other hand, I would rather not have any more chemicals than necessary in water that I drink or use. It appears to me that there have been people independent of the government that have studied this and come to the same conclusions about the toxicity of chlorine...the bottom line is who do you trust. I do realize the above was from a government site.
Do they always know the causes of the uptick in cancer in children...I doubt that, so who is to say it isn't from the water...or food...or atmosphere. I mean Dane Wigginton has done extensive research that is very compelling and yet he is pooh-poohed by many. I don't doubt for one second that the government uses many scenarios such as you describe to steal and profit from the government...I mean look at Obama and solar panels. It is a con game from start to finish and the only losers are those who can't find the truth in all the lies...
Without a little bit of chlorine as part of the treatment process, there would undoubtedly be a huge uptick in waterborne pathogens so I understand why it's there (to BigDaddy's point).
That being said, I would encourage you to look into getting a reverse osmosis system as I don't particularly want to drink chlorine (as well as my wife and son).
The bigger problem in our water is the amount of fluoride. There's far more data showing that to have negative health impacts than chlorine. Reverse osmosis will get a good portion of the fluoride out but still leave quite a bit behind. I use a special pitcher filter to get most of the remaining fluoride out of our actual drinking water.
I agree with your comment...I had a reverse osmosis under my sink that leaked or broke...can't remember and flooded some of the basement.... not good...
I actually use zero water filter at the sink now and I am pleased with that...we have pitchers in all the bathrooms...I have attached an article to show that it takes out fluoride. I tried other pitchers and they were not effective. I love that zero water gives you a tester so you can see the quality of the filtration process. The water really is quite good and I drink water as about 80% of my liquid throughout the day...so I am pleased...
https://www.zerowater.eu/does-zerowater-remove-fluoride/
I would say that once the water comes out if the pipes in the house, then you can filter it and drink it. There is still the chance that bacterial can be in the house plumbing and the chlorine in the water will disinfect house plumbing. I have no problem drinking tap water. I don’t like the smell of the chlorine, but as long as I smell it I have a high confidence it is safe to drink.