Recently in the news we have heard a lot about Chromium in drinking water and we want to be sure and discuss with you how this can be addressed. Hexavalent chromium refers to chemical compounds that contain the element chromium in the +6 oxidation state. Virtually all chromium ore is processed via hexavalent chromium, specifically … [Read more…]
Last Call At The Oasis – Erin Brockovich & Peter Gleick Documentary Watch Last Call At The Oasis on Amazon The global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century. We can manage this problem, but only if we are willing to act now. Last Call at the Oasis is a … [Read more…]
NRDC, EWG Sue to Protect Millions of Californians from Contaminated Drinking Water An Estimated 31 Million People Exposed to Cancer-Causing “Erin Brockovich” Chemical SAN FRANCISCO (August 14, 2012) –The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group today sued the California Department of Public Health for failing to protect millions of Californians from hexavalent … [Read more…]
Recent coverage of hexavalent chromium (also known as chromium 6) in some of our nation’s water supplies vilified the wrong institutions: our municipal water utilities. The real culprits are the industries that dump this and other pollutants into our drinking water sources, and the elected officials who are short-sightedly failing to fund our drinking and … [Read more…]
In December, EWG published the first national investigation of the suspected carcinogen chromium-6 — also known as hexavalent chromium — in drinking water in 35 cities around the country. Recently, Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced Senate Bill 79, the Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Hexavalent Chromium Act of 2011. The … [Read more…]
PRESS RELEASE Millions of Americans are at potential risk from Chromium VI contamination in their drinking water. Homeowners can protect themselves from the contaminant with a Multipure drinking water system. New reports from the Washington Post and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) indicate the suspected carcinogen is more widespread than previously thought – appearing in … [Read more…]
Chromium-6 Is Widespread in US Tap Water Cancer-causing chemical found in 89 percent of cities sampled Laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG) have detected hexavalent chromium, the carcinogenic “Erin Brockovich chemical,” in tap water from 31 of 35 American cities. The highest levels were in Norman, Okla.; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Riverside, Calif. … [Read more…]
Although there are hundreds of brands of home water filters, they all rely on a small number of technologies to remove contaminants, That does not mean that every filter using a given technology is as good as another, but it does mean that you can get a good idea of the general pros and cons … [Read more…]