Saturday, July 30, 2016

Water, Water, Water: Act to Make Certain it is Safe to Consume.?

Every moment of every day humans everywhere consume water. Some drink, others bathe, while others cook or swim using Earth's most precious resource, WATER. Each of us presumes that the water we consume is safe and free from toxins, viruses, bacteria, or other harmful impurities. You are probably one of the billions of humans who takes for granted the safety of the water that you consume.

Do you, however, ever think about the source of water that you consume or do you simply consume it without concern? Do you ever determine if the source  is safe? Do you have the water you consume from your private wells chemically analyzed for common e.coli or other common impurities that may be prevalent because of damaging pesticides and herbicides or fertilized generated contaminants?  Do you ever question the municipality that supplies your water to determine what they do to assure the continuous safety of the water that is supplied.

Like most of us your answer would be that I never question that supplier or source to make certain that they safe water is always supplied. You probably never ask to view the data ,if it exists, that proves that the water you consume is safe. Like the majority of us you simply assume that it is. Like the majority, you are allowing yourself to potentially inflict harm to yourself and your loved ones because you are either trusting your supplier and sources or you simply don't consciously consider the subject. Or you simply do not care.

Well, if you are living in the USA and have been paying any attention to the reality of lead poisoning of thousands of trusting individuals who believed that the water they consumed was safe who learned instead that toxic lead was present in Flint, Michigan's municipal water supply. Even if they had been concerned and asked the municipal water department about the peculiar color and taste, the municipal authorities and state departments responsible lied and misled the approximately 100,000 residents of Flint and consequently caused developmental defects in thousands of children who will be permanently brain damaged and retarded.

Some of the so-called humans who were responsible for their deliberate acts that caused the irrevocable and deadly harm have recently been indicted for felonies that are tantamount to slow murderous acts of inhumanity. Apparently more indictments are coming. These indictments will do nothing to restore the stolen lives of infants and young children who are most susceptible to lead poisoning, nor will they help adults whose live will be likely shortened because of lead poisoning. The damage has been done and more than one hundred thousand Flint, Michigan residents are forever paying the price in sickness, premature deaths, and permanent developmental retardation.

If you have been following the Flint horror story and understand how and why it occurred, you should now become proactive to determine the safety of the water that you consume. Have you done anything? Or are you still indifferent and assume that all is well in your well or municipal water source? Consider what has happened in Flint Michigan and do not assume that itzeepsap@gmail.com is an isolated case. It is not! So become proactive and do what is necessary to assure yourself that you and your family are consuming safe fresh water whatever the source is.