Don\u2019t look now, but America\u2019s drinking water has volatile organic compounds in it. VOCs typically have chronic effects.<\/p>\n
Just when we thought our drinking water might be A-OK to swallow, along comes the information that what\u2019s on tap may also contain volatile organic compounds. These no-seeums can cause headaches, throat irritation, liver and kidney damage, central nervous system damage, nausea, coordination problems and eye and nose irritation. None of this would make anyone really want to rush home and have a glass of water straight out of the tap, unless they ran that water through a water distiller.<\/p>\n
Surely, you think, our water purification plants handle this kind of contamination and the water can\u2019t be that bad. Well, the first point to consider is that most municipal water treatment plants are so old and out of date they can barely keep up with the usual contaminants, never mind the newer ones that have (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Don\u2019t look now, but America\u2019s drinking water has volatile organic compounds in it. VOCs typically have chronic effects. Just when we thought our drinking water might be A-OK to swallow, along comes the information that what\u2019s on tap may also…<\/span><\/p>\n