Posted by admin | Posted in Bath And Shower | Posted on 13-01-2012
Tags: Answer, Bathing, Faucet, Here's, Safe, Showering, Water
Researchers have been attempting to answer the question ; is tap water safe for bathing and showering. They have been attempting, for quite a while, as a result of of disinfection byproducts referred to as trihalomethanes (THMs) that are known to extend the individual’s cancer risk.
The “powers that be” have known regarding these chemicals for many years, but, timely, it was believed that the only danger of exposure came through drinking. That’s how the US Environmental Protection Agency arrived that the “Most Contaminant Level” (MCL) for total trihalomethanes, listed on a consumer confidence report as TTHMs.
That’s an entire heap of letters. In plain English, here’s what I am trying to say. Scientists working for the government didn’t consider the very fact that chemicals can be absorbed through our skin. Nor, did they contemplate the very fact that THMs are gases, therefore we inhale them, whenever we tend to flip on a faucet. Read the rest of this entry »
