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Just as we were patting ourselves on the backs for our top shelf tap water, a Bushwick local went and tested their own H2O after it began stinking up shower time and dish duty with chlorine fumes. BushwickBK used a water testing kit to analyze pH levels, alkalinity, chlorine, total hardness, iron, copper, and nitrites. The results? "My tap water scored a 4 out of 10 in total chlorine content, which is safe according to Pro-Lab pamphlet, but the water in the Brita pitcher recorded a 0.2 out of 10 total chlorine content." However, the test showed that it was acidic (or “soft”) which can mean there are heavy metals and/or lead present (a lead test costs $30 and wasn't performed). They report the test "recorded a pH of 5, the level of acidity in coffee...and my Brita pitcher only increased the acidity in the water, pushing it down to a 3, the level of orange juice and vinegar." Yikes! If you want to perform your own tap water test, there are kits available for $10. And if you're in the beer-making biz, note that low pH levels are good for it, "The German immigrants that dominated Bushwick in the mid-1800s got filthy rich off the water acidity."
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Not surprising at all and even worse is that aside from these metals and chlorine we also have FLUORIDE in the water as well.
A while back there was a report of all the medicinal waste that was on the water!
When are people going to take back the water supply for the safety of the people?
Instead we have Fluoridated drinking water flooded with toxic waste.
It's time people do something, as this toxicity in the water is dangerous to our health (like a 'Soft kill").
I wonder what this means for my precious bodily fluids?
Don't let Bushwick's tap water hear you say that...
soft water usually means salt and makes for a lot of bubbles. And where do you get the idea that Fluoride is bad?
If you want to use tap water, you'll get lead and chlorine. If you want to use bottled water, you'll get Bisphenol-A from the plastic bottles. If you want to purify rainwater, you'll be drinking polluted, acid rain.
No matter what, your water will have weird shit in it.
i live in gowanus brooklyn and for me and my park slope neighbors our water is usually cloudy and then settles into being clear. i have been told this is oxygen but am skeptical. anyone know?
You have to keep in mind that it's not neccessarily the source water that is bad, it's the pipes in your building/water fixtures. If your pipes are corroded or clogged, your water is going to have some of that residue.
The paranoid conspiracy theorists believe that fluoride is used as a mind-control agent by the evil government.
While FluorINE is used in anti-psychotic drugs, the fluorIDE that is in our water is such a small amount in terms of parts per million that it acts as nothing more than helping to prevent tooth decay (cavities etc). It's also in your toothpaste. In large doses (like anything else including water), it can kill you, but it is not harmful at all. Unless you own a tinfoil hat (or two).
#8 way to go in completely gong over the top with your insinuations (especially where none was made of).
Fluoride is a toxin, it should not be in our water sources PERIOD.
Unlike says lead or other toxic metals that maybe in the water due to corrosion of the pip system, FLUORIDE (like Chlorine) is ADDED to the water.
With Chlorine they give the usual response that it is added to make the water safer and better.
Why then is a toxic additive added to our water supplies?
Wether there is an agenda or not is NOT the point, the point is that our water supply should not be full of TOXIC chemicals.
Fluriode is a toxic that can kill in large doses yes, the smaller doses taken when one brushes your teeth or drinks tap water is enough to harm the body (but not to the point of 'death,') more like a 'soft kill.'
Fluriode is known to cause BONE cancer and cause permanent damage to the brain.
Do the research, #8.
They just discovered that the city's water is acidic? All they had to do was look at the last 100+ years of water data to find that out. The city mails out water quality data to people every year and also puts it on the web. You can see it all here:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/drinking_water/wsstate.shtml
You want to get rid of chlorine without using a Brita? Put some water in a pitcher and leave it in your refrigerator overnight. The chlorine will evaporate out.
And yes Flynn, if you have cloudy water that "settles" out that's dissolved oxygen. It's actually a sign of good water quality and it's totally harmless.
@#1/9 EVERYTHING is toxic in large doses.
The bone cancer (osteosarcoma) is a RARE bone cancer that HAS NO CONCLUSIVE CAUSE. It is not "KNOWN" to cause cancer. It is a theory that certain people will react to fluoride. As for the brain damage, i think that is a little too close to the FluorINE paranoia. If it truly is a "soft kill", then explain the reason why Americans are living longer overall?
I just discovered that my refrigerator ice cubes are full of bacteria. GROSS! don't use ice cubes.
#11 Why do you think Western Europe has banned Fluoride from the water? Germany and France among many have all banned Fluoride from their water supply (sadly the UK and Ireland have not).
Americans are overall not living longer (look at the Cancer rates) and if they are they are living with a ton of ailments (cancer, diabetes, heart disease etc.)
My point is, a toxic chemical (not matter what the dosage) should not be in the water supply, why is Fluoride added to the water?
They usually give the ridiculous response that it's to benefit people's teeth, Fluoride has not benefit at all.
If they wanted to add things to the water for the health of the people, why not add VITAMINS? Instead they add toxic chemicals.
#11 I really suggest you do research on EUGENICS, that is at the heart of the Fluoride water (among other chemicals) and GMO's and our crappy education.
I am not taking a stance either way on whether fluoride is bad or not, but Wikipedia says,
"Fluoride is the reduced form of fluorine. Both organic and inorganic compounds containing the element fluorine are considered fluorides."
Just pointing it out.