Press Releases Distribution, Article Publishing

Untreated water from public wells that 105 million Americans use is contaminated. That is not good news.

Just when you think it’s safe (dare you hope?) to drink the water out of the tap, you read something in the local newspaper that makes you wish you had water distillers at home, or had installed a water distillation system. Did you know that high nitrate levels in our drinking water are a threat to our health?

This is a good and bad news scenario. On one hand the water is the pits and we need to be worried about what we are drinking and how it affects us, but on the other hand, a company called Nitron Ltd., say they have a new water technology that will reduce nitrate contamination. Chances are that while it may be a valid idea and technology, it may not hold a candle to one of the easiest and safest systems going – water distillers.

With just about 52% of the community water wells in the US and close to 57% of domestic water wells being contaminated by nitrates, we have a serious problem with ground water quality. Nitron, based in Israel, has a new technology designed to whisk away nitrates and turn the treated water into safe water. Using a process they call selective electro dialysis (SED), which uses an electrical process to separate nitrates from the water and concentrate it in separate cells, this company hopes to take the drinking water market by storm.

This particular technology has been used in many Israeli towns and cities; municipalities that boast of saving 50% of their previous water costs. Will this technology catch on in the US? Hard to say, but it seems unnecessary to consider a somewhat complex system of purifying water when water distillers (which are really easy to use) can give you what you want in a short period of time.

Water distillers don’t use any types of chemicals. They are right there when you need them. They are easy to use and give you fresh and safe water on demand. It’s a no hassle way to get the freshest water you want. On the other hand, this new SED technology does use chemicals to prevent precipitation into the concentrate stream. They say it’s safe; only time will verify that. You may access the system remotely – which would only work if you have power. They say it is cost effective and energy efficient. Check out water distillers if you want cost effective efficiency. You’ll be pleasantly surprised, not to mention have fresh drinking water that tastes great.

To learn more, visit http://www.h2olabs.com.

Seriously, if people honestly knew what was in their water, they’d have water distillers in their homes immediately.

Sure the town or city where you live will tell you the water you are drinking is safe within certain parameters. Sure it’s safe to drink over a long period of time and sure it’s treated at the local filtration plant so it must be ok. Sounds safe, but is it? Generally speaking, the answer is no, it’s not all that safe to drink over a long period of time. As toxins accumulate in your body, your body reacts by getting sick. If you really want to drink water in complete confidence, then use water distillers or install a water distillation system.

Even if you think your water is ok to drink, you might want to take the time to have it checked for contaminants. If it comes back ok, then you’re good to go – for now. This isn’t to say that over time the quality of your water won’t change. The fact is that municipal water filtration plants just can’t do a completely adequate job of filtering out the bad stuff before it gets to your tap. This is just one of the many reasons why using water distillers or having a water distillation system would mean guaranteed fresh and safe water.

If you have been swamped this year because you’ve had heavy rains in your area, join the large crowd of Americans who are battling to clean up their basements, salvage their homes and find clean and safe drinking water. During the violent storms we have witnessed lately, sewage systems have a tendency to overflow.

If your house does not have a water distillation system or you don’t use a water distiller, the water left behind after a storm may be contaminated with human and animal waste. This isn’t something you want to be drinking, not when it may contain E coli and other very dangerous bacteria.

Why does the sewer infrastructure of where you live break down like that? That’s an easy question to answer. Look to the budget. Over time many cities have just not taken the time to update their aging infrastructure. The net result? Outdated water and sewer systems that can’t keep up with the demands being place on them. That means if sewage leaks out it leaches into the groundwater supply. You get the picture.

If you want to be safe and secure in the knowledge that what you are drinking is fresh and safe, then invest in water distillers or have a water distillation system installed in your home. Peace of mind is well worth the price to take care of your water.

To learn more, visit http://www.h2olabs.com.

Gas drilling has many states contemplating their water rules. The environmental consequences may be disastrous without changes.

Pick up a newspaper these days and you’ll notice that there are more and more stories that deal with polluted or contaminated water not to mention the kind of water that you can set afire with a match. The world is becoming a very scary place when it comes to being able to count on having safe water.

Have you ever taken a good look at what is in the water that comes out of the taps in your house? Try it sometime and you may never drink it again. In fact, your best bet would be to check into water distillers to keep your family’s drinking water safe.

To list the things that are in the water today would take a whole article and then some, so suffice it to say that if you take the time to do some online research, you will find out much more than you ever wanted to know about how safe your water isn’t.

The tip of the iceberg is that your water may contain drugs, pesticides, herbicides, mercury, chlorine, E. coli, salmonella and various hormones. When you get your research done, you’ll be totally amazed at what passes for safe drinking water these days. If you want a safe alternative, then consider using water distillers.

Just a quick look at gas drilling, also referred to as fracking, because the process involves some toxic chemicals that ultimately tend to wind up in the local aquifers. This isn’t good for anyone, but unfortunately, there are a number of states that are so far behind updating their environmental laws, the gas drilling continues largely unimpeded. What that does to the water tables is another story and one that hundreds, if not thousands, of people angrily dispute when they see the change in water color, smell and taste.

Basically what’s going on right now across the nation is many states are trying to play catch up to the gas drilling industry and rein them in. Much of the water they high pressure pump underground to make the gas rise to the surface winds up staying underground, contaminated with who knows what (the industry won’t reveal it’s fracking formula) and the rest of it comes to the surface.

While some states may have the surface water covered, in that the company “must” treat it to drinking water standards, there is still a long way to go before people will be happy drinking water that had toxic chemicals in it. It just sticks in the back of people’s minds that “something” was in the water and that unseen something may harm them. Those who do have concerns like this might want to invest in water distillers and take a load off their minds. It’s the safest, freshest alternative to turning on the tap and wondering what you will get out of it this month.

Larry Wardell is with H2olabs.com, a provider of water distiller systems and water distillation systems that provide truly pure distilled water. To learn more, visit H2olabs.com.

Recently, swimming in Biscayne Bay was not a great idea. The bay has been deluged with 20 million gallons of sewage.

It appears the local water authority and health department attempted to warn those who were on the beach and swimming to not go in the water. They said they posted signs, spoke to lifeguards and gave a heads up to local park officials. The people who got sick after swimming in the water aren’t impressed and say the warnings were not enough.

One person, who took ill after being in the water and inadvertently swallowing it, was extremely ill for at least three days. His business partner stated to local media that if people “had” known about the sewage spill, there would have been no one out in the water. Despite what the residents of the area said, the officials insisted they’d issued an advisory to not swim or do any other recreational activities in the bay from Oleta River State Park to Bal Harbor and Haulover Park. For whatever reasons, the word did not get to where it needed to be.

Amidst all the quarreling over who did and didn’t do what, the underlying issue here is contaminated water, and the fact that even in America the inconceivable may happen when we least expect it. While this incident involved water people swam in, you can bet that part of that water system was diverted for use as drinking water. The thought of that would not start off anyone’s day with a bang. It makes you want to find out more about a safer alternative to tap water - water distillation systems and water distillers.

It seems that a 72-inch line ruptured and spewed sewage for over 12 hours before the city got it under control by shutting off the valve and rerouting the flow. You’d think with over 20 million gallons of sewage in the water, the parks would post a red flag to warn off swimmers. It appears they posted a medium hazard flag instead because the health department didn’t indicate the water was unsafe to enter. One may wonder what happened to common sense in this instance.

The bottom line here is a very real concern about the sewage being mixed with water used for drinking. Whether it was mixed with ocean water or not and diluted, the fact is that 20 million gallons of sewage was let loose on unsuspecting people. Does anyone know for sure where that water will wind up? Does anyone know for sure what will come out of a tap sometime later?

The answer to both those questions would be “No,” no one does know for sure where the contaminated water will eventually wind up. For those who are worried about what is in their tap water, and rightfully so, they might want to do research on the safest alternative - water distillation systems and water distillers.

Incidents like this simply serve to point out that we never really know for sure what comes out of our taps. Given that uncertainty, it only makes sense to invest in water distillation systems and use water distillers because it’s the safest and freshest alternative to questionable tap water. Distilled water provides Mother Nature fresh water that is safe for your family.

Larry Wardell is with H2olabs.com, a provider of water distiller systems and water distillation systems that provide truly pure distilled water. To learn more, visit H2olabs.com.

Rapid City, South Dakota, has been pounded lately with some of the worst rain storms in recent memory. As a result of all that extra water being dumped on the area, flooding is a real concern. Another major concern also happens to be what is coming out of the tap.

While people won’t be able to “see” what’s in the water, thanks to the heavy rains, the water has become dangerous. This is the perfect time for people to be checking out water distillers and thinking about installing water purification systems or water distillation systems.

When flooding like what South Dakota faces happens, bacteria and other contaminants are picked up from the ground the water flows over. When it soaks into the ground, it seeps into the local aquifer and from there into various wells and other local water systems. The biggest enemy to having safe, fresh water here is the fact that flooding deluges areas and doesn’t allow the natural percolation process to take place with the groundwater.

When wells are contaminated, people on the receiving end (the tap) are at high risk to be affected by stomach aches, flu-like symptoms, headaches and diarrhea. All that for just wanting to have a glass of water. The major problem of course is that people don’t necessarily see or smell a problem, and so they go ahead and drink the water. One rancher in the area happened to mention his wife’s meals made people sick. Turns out it wasn’t the cooking, but the water, and it was contaminated with bacteria. In cases like this, the smartest thing to do would be to use water distillers, as distilled water is the cleanest and freshest alternative to tap water.

One of the suggestions the local townsfolk have heard is to use bleach to disinfect their wells and water systems. While this is a reasonable suggestion for a very short term use, it needs to be done properly to be effective. The real problem with using bleach is that it is chlorine bleach and chlorine is a contaminant on its own. Or as some would say, “Darned if you do and darned if you don’t.”

Really, the best solution to the problem Mother Nature has presented to the area with torrential rains and flooding is to consider using water distillers and having water distillation systems installed in their homes. It’s the safest, freshest and most reliable alternative going.

Larry Wardell is with H2olabs.com, a provider of water distiller systems and water distillation systems that provide truly pure distilled water. To learn more, visit H2olabs.com.

It’s hard to picture this, but it’s true. The US Environmental Agency provided bottled water to people in Rogersville, MO.

In a moment that can only be defined as truly astounding, the US Environmental Agency (EPA) actually trucked in bottled water to residents in Rogersville, Mo., when 12 wells had been identified as being contaminated with TCE (trichloroethylene) and E. coli. Not a nice combination to be sure and no one seems to know where the contamination is coming from either. Hence the water being brought in to residents until the matter is sorted out.

To be fair, the EPA is also providing filtration systems along with the bottled water, but there is no word on what type of filtration systems are in place and whether or not they are truly effective to eliminate these two contaminants. Those on well water are not particularly amused by this state of affairs and while grateful for the bottled water in the short term, are concerned about the purity of that water. While this is a smart gesture and shows that the government agency is concerned about the people in the area, the EPA may have been better off to offer water distillation systems and distilled water.

Local residents are right to have concerns about the water they are getting, since 25% of the bottled water on the market comes from tap water and just about 35% of all gastrointestinal illness can be attributed to contaminated tap water. The nasty thing about tap water is that it is full of a variety of things no one should drink; not just one of two things that would cause concern, but thousands of chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, drugs and bacteria. In other words, you’d probably want to think twice before using bottled water as a substitute for distilled water, even if it were only for a short period of time.

Bottled water is notorious for being not very pure and in some cases, has only been run through a couple of ineffective filters; filters that don’t do a darn thing to make your water fresh and safe. Only water distillers will provide the safest and freshest water for the people in Rogersville. As an alternative, they may also want to consider water distillation systems for their homes.

Larry Wardell is with H2olabs.com, a provider of water distiller systems and water distillation systems that provide truly pure distilled water. To learn more, visit H2olabs.com.

A radioactive water leak that started over a year ago is leaking into an aquifer that provides New Jersey with water.

This radioactive water leak at a nuclear power plant started over a year ago (April 9, 2009) and since then it has been slowly spreading underground in the area aquifer. One might ask why something wasn’t done about it before now. Now, this contaminated water is beginning to seep into the aquifer that gives New Jersey residents much of their drinking water.

What evidently happened is that at least 180,000 gallons of tainted water was released from the Lacey Township plant. The water seeped out through two small holes in separate pipes. No matter how it got out, water testing has revealed pollution levels 50 times higher than Department of Environmental Protection standards in the aquifer that provides a large portion of South Jersey’s drinking water. The pollution of course is in the form of radioactive water.

Of interest is the fact that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Exelon say that this plant – the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station – may operate safety until it is 60 years old. It is now 40 years old and beginning to fall apart. Environmental groups have been raising the alarm over this facility for some time without any success. Now the powers that be will be forced into taking action to clean up their mess. Evidently the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner is aggressively ordering those responsible for this leak to clean it up pronto.

Unfortunately, the big wigs in charge of the plant and the plant’s owners took a ‘wait and see’ attitude and hoped locals would trust them that the spill wasn’t really a big deal. It’s a big deal now when the drinking water of South Jersey is threatened.

Something that the residents of New Jersey may be interested in is water distillers and water distillation systems. The only safe way to handle contaminated water is to make sure a water distiller is on hand to provide safe and fresh water. There is no other cleaner and fresher water available. Residents might also want to check into how to get water distillation systems installed in their homes.

They need to be protected, and those that are relying on tap water are in for a nasty surprise. The panic that this spill will generate will mean people need to find other alternatives to tap water. What better way to be prepared now and in the case of an emergency, than having distilled water ready to go. Don’t take the chance that the tap water is radioactive contaminated.

To learn more, visit http://www.h2olabs.com.

If you’re in a bad situation, don’t drink the water. Ensure you have distilled water on hand.
It’s usually best to try and think ahead when it comes to things like natural disasters or boil water warnings. If you’ve had problems in your area before, then have a supply of distilled water ready to go if you need it.

Given the weird climate the world is experiencing lately, it’s not too much of a stretch to count on a weather disaster or emergency. Why take the chance of being in the middle of a devastating storm or hurricane and not have a safe water supply either during the storm or after it when buildings have been destroyed and quite possibly the water treatment plant put out of action? If something did happen in your town or area, would you know how to find water to drink?

Air and water are the two most important things we need to survive. In fact, just a shade over 60% of the adult human body is made up of water. It’s not much wonder that water is vitally important to all of us. Most of us don’t give a second thought to having clean drinking water. We just assume it’s there and ready for us. Sure when things are fine, we have water on tap (which is highly questionable in quality to begin with), but if we’re in a disaster, tap water may be even more contaminated. While most of us never expect to die from drinking contaminated water, it could happen.

If you are in an emergency situation, one of the things to do is listen to emergency radio broadcasts (if the station is still on air). You need to find out if public water systems have been contaminated by the demise of the local water filtration or treatment plant. You can bet that during an earthquake, tornado or hurricane there will be widespread damage. Do not drink tap water until you get an all clear signal. Better yet, have a large supply of distilled water on hand for your drinking needs.

Think you will be fine drinking water you find outside or coming out of the taps after a disaster? Think again, because contamination sources are not visible to the naked eye. Bacteria and micro-organisms are colorless, odorless and potentially deadly. While you may not feel anything immediately after drinking questionable water, you may find that within a day or so, the symptoms will hit hard – fever, nausea, vomiting, cramping, bloody stools, diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Some people who still have water beds think that the water in the bladder is safe. This is definitely not the case. The water you filled it with is likely contaminated with pesticides and chemicals to prevent the growth of fungus, algae and bacteria. If you didn’t put those chemicals in the bladder to keep the water clear, you won’t want to drink water filled with algae and fungi.

Avoid water that looks cloudy, murky or has trash in it and do not use it or any other unknown source to wash your dishes, make baby formula or ice, brush your teeth or wash your hands.
The first rule of thumb when in a disaster scenario is: do not drink the water until you have distilled it. Only distilled water is the safest and freshest water you may rely on. Distilled water offers you water the way Mother Nature intended it to be. A few other tips that may come in handy for you are stock an emergency supply of baby formula that doesn’t require water and also stock up on alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

To learn more, visit http://www.h2olabs.com.

Framingham has a problem. A chemical corporation’s abandoned site is next to a school and close to homes.

One of the largest employers in the town of Framingham admits it did dirty work in a facility just down the road from a school. The records show that since they first set up in the city, they have always been in trouble too over toxic spills. They’ve even been sued. While the concerns are definitely valid, the town would have been well served to advise local residents to use water distillers.

The latest flap is over the fact that trichloroethene and other contaminates were found in the flooded basement of a family home also just down the street from the chemical company. This latest incident comes on the heels of the chemical company (General Chemical) being told they need to clean up a whole section of contaminated soil and groundwater around their operation.

The shocking part of this story is that the house with the flooded basement is barely a stone’s throw away from this facility where all manner of toxic acids, oils and other hazardous materials are trucked in, handled and sent on their way someplace else. It’s a huge stretch of the imagination to think that “nothing” ever gets spilled.

Even though the state environmental agency is starting to have enforcement talks, nothing seems to be happening with any great degree of alacrity. The results of the tests on the basement water and the groundwater under the neighboring house showed elevated levels of trichloroethene (TCE), tetrachloroethene (PCE) and other toxins. The chemical company president insists people are overreacting.

The state ordered indoor air quality tests at the home. In the meantime, a whole lot of people are beginning to think about other alternatives to tap water, such as water distillers and installing a water distillation system. This would be the only safe alternative in situations like this.

To add icing to the cake, General Chemical used to own two other properties in the same area of the city. Those two properties are now abandoned and boarded up because of contaminated groundwater. It’s not too much of a stretch to imagine just how the groundwater at those two properties got contaminated, not in light of recent events. City officials insist that what once was the proper way to handle toxic chemicals is no longer viable and something needs to be done immediately.

By and large there isn’t going to be any quick resolution to this questionable situation and no one knows when the state will order a proper clean up of the area. Earlier attempts to take the bad water out of the ground and replace it with clean water drove the toxic plume around the chemical plant towards the school which panicked everyone in town.

If the townsfolk are up in arms about the quality of their water, one of the best things they could do for themselves is to find out more information about water distillers and the benefits of installing water distillation systems. Only water distillers provide the freshest water possible; the way Mother Nature intended it to be.

Larry Wardell is with H2olabs.com, a provider of water distiller systems and water distillation systems that provide truly pure distilled water. To learn more, visit H2olabs.com.

This story about contaminated water takes place in Canada at a military base. Base residents are concerned about their health.

While the Canadian military is indicating that they have been upfront, open and transparent about the contaminated water supply at 14 Wing Greenwood, base residents aren’t so sure that is actually the case. Aside from the issue of honesty, many base residents are also checking out a viable alternative to drinking anything on base, water distillers.

Evidently wells tested on the base have revealed extremely high levels of perfluoro-octane sulfonate; otherwise known as one of the additives in foam used to extinguish fires and integrated into water-repellant fabrics and clothing. The nearby village has been less than impressed with how the base handled its water issues.

It wasn’t until April 2010 that base personnel were told not to drink the tap water. That directive impacted close to 1,300 people. Everyone on base was supposedly told the reasons why and what the military was attempting to do about it – hook into the municipal drinking water system. None of the information released revealed how many of the wells on the base were affected because the upper ranks of command insisted it was a security matter. Base residents were beginning to consider whether or not to look into water distillation systems to deal with the problem.

It seems the chemically contaminated water was first noticed January 29, 2009, but for some reason the military decided to wait for further tests to confirm there was actually a problem before telling anyone about it. They didn’t think it was a huge deal, as no one had reported sick. Now that the base is hooked into the municipal water lines, they’re trying to figure out how bad the problem really is and how much of the base’s groundwater is contaminated. One thing is certain, and that is there is no contamination outside the base.

Local officials aren’t impressed and insist they haven’t seen much in the way of solid information about the contamination, in particular the extent of it. Health Canada says chemicals like this one on base tend to get into the environment via treated or untreated municipal waste water discharges, which then leaches into the groundwater. Interestingly enough, just about 600 tonnes of perfluorinated chemicals came into Canada from 1997 to 2000 in a variety of different products. Even though the supplier quit production in 2002, three tonnes were brought into Canada for use in fire suppressants.

While no one seems to know how the chemical got into the base’s water system, the fact remains that people had been drinking it and no one told them. The other disturbing issue is just how long the water was contaminated before anyone caught on to that fact? There are a lot of unhappy base residents over this issue.

In light of this kind of news, perhaps base residents would indeed benefit directly from water distillation systems or water distillers in their homes and elsewhere on base. Distilled water is as fresh, clean and safe as Mother Nature intended water to be. Water distillers would certainly be a major benefit in this instance.

Larry Wardell is with H2olabs.com, a provider of water distiller systems and water distillation systems that provide truly pure distilled water. To learn more, visit H2olabs.com.