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Truth Hard To Swallow

"health effects are immediate and potentially devastating. People drinking water exceeding the standards for Trihalomethanes might also experience problems with their liver, kidneys or central nervous system." Think twice before turning on the tap…

Columbia MO, USA: Toxic sludge is good for you.  And, the Columbia water utility folks say, trihalomethanes are not harmful.

This was reported in this newspaper and in a letter that was sent to all Columbia water customers. Being somewhat suspicious of this claim and placing it in the same category as statements by disgraced politicians - "I am resigning to spend more time with my family" - I did a bit of searching.

What I found wasn’t too comforting and left me scratching my head as to why public officials would try to tell us that everything is OK.

Because everything is not OK. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after reviewing scientific data, lowered the allowable amount of total trihalomethanes, or TTHMs, allowed in drinking water from 100 to 80 parts per billion. This was somewhat curious because the EPA is more inclined to allow more stuff in our environment, not less, but it turns out that the EPA did this because of scientific studies that documented the harms to human health.

Now, our water exceeds this standard, and the potential short-term health effects are dire. Not only that, but the level of TTHMs in our water has been steadily rising for several years - but apparently no action was taken to prevent these harmful compounds from being present in increasing amounts. Now our drinking water - by EPA standards - is not safe and healthy. Rather than preventing a crisis, our water department is reacting to one.

The fact is that TTHMs are a category of chemicals created when chlorine reacts with bacteria and organic matter. TTHMs are composed of many compounds, but four are most common: chloroform, dibromochloromethane, bromodichloromethane and tribromomethane. Interestingly, carbon tetrachloride is produced when chlorine combines with chloroform, and the EPA allows no carbon tetrachloride in drinking water. Zero. Nothing. Nada.

My basic rule is that anything with five or more syllables is harmful. Of these trihalomethanes, it appears that chloroform with only three syllables is the one we best know and that we know is not good. But a bit of research revealed the scientific appellation for chloroform is trichloromethane or methyl trichloride, thereby meeting my syllabic standard.

Chloroform has several positive uses: it is an anesthetic, an industrial solvent and a reagent in chemical/organic synthesis. But when we swallow it, even in extremely small amounts (100 parts per billion), the effects on the human body are not beneficial ones. It causes all sorts of problems - ranging from hindering infant development to damaging liver and kidney functions.

It also seems that - contrary to assertions by our water department folks - it doesn’t take years and years of drinking water laced with TTHMs to cause ill effects in human consumers. No doubt, cancers don’t develop quickly, so it might take years and years before cancerous symptoms show up. Not so with low birth weight, lowered sperm quality, liver and kidney dysfunctions or poor fetal development. Those effects are caused by one or more of the TTHMs. Years? Nope. Days, perhaps.

I hasten to add that the focus of the letter from the Columbia water utility folks was absolutely correct. It does take a long time - decades - and ingesting a lot water with TTHMs for cancerous symptoms to develop.

Although that much was true, the letter only mentioned in passing other health effects. There are many other health problems resulting from TTHMs that were not fully addressed. These health effects are immediate and potentially devastating. To quote the letter from the city of Columbia, "… people drinking water exceeding the standards for Trihalomethanes might also experience problems with their liver, kidneys or central nervous system." That’s it. No indication of what those "problems" might be or how much water with TTHMs needs to be ingested to cause those "problems."

The bad news is that we have TTHMs in our drinking water at above the federal health standard. The good news is that there are lots of ways to disinfect water without using chlorine and creating TTHMS. There is also at least one way - nanofiltration - to remove TTHMs from drinking water.

Maybe we should come up with a new slogan: Chloroform is not good for you.

Source:http://www.columbiatribune.com:80/2008/May/20080516Comm003.asp

The True Message About Drinking Water Problems Lost In The Bottle

“Bottlemania’s” focus on bottled water dilutes the real environmental and drinking water challenges and opportunities

Bottled Water is a Healthy Beverage Produced by an Industry with an Outstanding Commitment to Environmental Stewardship. The Bottled Water Industry Doesn’t Compete with Tap Water and Supports a Strong Public Water Infrastructure.

A new book, “Bottlemania,” used the bottled water industry as a launch-point for what could have been an instructive view on the importance of drinking water and environmental protection and sustainability. Rather, the book presents a misinformed, slanted view of the bottled water industry that will only confuse consumers who choose the healthy benefits of bottled water and misdirect what should be an all-encompassing, science-based approach to environmental policy.

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) stands ready to assist journalists prepare their bottled coverage. As the authoritative voice on all issues concerning the bottled water industry, IBWA is the leading resource for bottled water information and facts and can provide access to staff experts in a variety of areas, as well as independent third-party experts for interviews and expertise on water related topics, including:
* bottled water industry leadership in environmental stewardship including resource usage (e.g., ground water, recycling)
* hydration, health and nutrition;
* bottled water’s role as a consumer beverage-of-choice
* bottled water and drinking water regulatory, safety and quality issues

Consider this…
* People recognize the importance of water consumption for hydration and refreshment and that should be encouraged. Many consumers likely drink both bottled water and tap water depending on the circumstances; it does not always amount to a tap water versus bottled water choice.
* Bottled water is growing in popularity because people appreciate its consistent quality, taste, and convenience and choose bottled water over the other beverages because it does not contain calories, caffeine, sugar, artificial flavors or colors, alcohol and other ingredients.
* The bottled water industry supports improvements to our nation's water infrastructure. The fact is that bottled water companies that utilize municipal water systems are rate-payers; their production and sales have no relationship to water infrastructure challenges. And, just as local governments invest in providing safe municipal drinking water, bottled water companies invest many millions of dollars in developing water sources, production plants, packaging, and safety and quality measures. Yet, bottled water is available at a variety of price points, with an average per-gallon cost of $1.64, according to A.C. Nielsen.
* The bottled water industry is a leader in the food and beverage industry in reducing its environmental footprint while, at the same time, delivering the healthful value of bottled water. All bottled water containers are recyclable packaging and use lighter-weight materials than other beverages.
* The bottled water industry is working with other beverage and food producers, municipalities, and recycling advocacy groups to continually increase recycling. Further, the bottled water industry is considered one of the original recyclers as the larger containers used on bottled water coolers may be used repeatedly and recycled at the end of their useful service.
* Solely focusing on bottled water is not the right approach to implement effective environmental policies; broad ranging, comprehensive solutions that cover all consumer goods are.
* Annual bottled water production accounts for less than 2/100 of a percent (0.02%) of the total ground water withdrawn in the United States each year. The bottled water industry uses m* Even though it is a minimal groundwater user and is one of among thousands of food, beverage and commercial water users, bottled water companies actively support comprehensive ground water management practices that are science-based, treat all users equitably, multi-jurisdictional, and provide for future needs of this important resource.
* Bottled water is comprehensively regulated as a packaged food product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which mandates stringent standards to help ensure bottled water’s consistent safety, quality and good taste. By law, FDA bottled water standards must be at least as stringent and protective of public health as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for municipal drinking water systems.
* All plastics (and other materials) intended for contact with foods or beverages, including bottled water, are regulated by FDA to help assure their safety. The materials used in all bottled water containers are shown to be safe through extensive laboratory testing.
* FDA comprehensively regulates the safety of food, including bottled water, by carefully reviewing food and beverage packaging materials before allowing them on the market. As part of its review, FDA assesses the migration potential of plastics and the substances with which they are made.
* FDA allows food-contact plastics for their intended use based on safety data. The process includes stringent requirements for estimating the levels at which such materials may transfer to the diet. FDA's safety criteria require extensive toxicity testing for any substance that may be ingested at more than negligible levels. This means FDA has affirmatively determined that, when plastics are used as intended in food-contact applications, the nature and amount of substances that may migrate, if any, are safe.
* Bottled water companies respond with efficiency and speed with regard to provide bottled water in coordination with emergency relief operations. The bottled water industry provides millions of bottled water servings in response to natural and man-made disasters each year.
* More than 60 percent of the International Bottled Water Association’s membership is made up of small businesses with annual sales of less than $1 million and a few employees. The overwhelming majority have sales of less than $10 million.

Source:http://www.drinksmediawire.com/afficher_cdp.asp?id=3200&lng=2