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CBSNews.com article: Unsafe Tap Water Still Legal

Posted by Promolife On December - 17 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

CBSNews.com posted an article yesterday about a report that states that thousands of the chemicals used to clean drinking water are not regulated by the government.  Here’s an excerpt:

Outdated laws regulating tap water allow unhealthy water to remain legal, according to a New York Times special report.

As the latest installment of its “Toxic Waters” series, the Times explores how of the 60,000 chemicals used to treat the public’s water supply, just 91 are regulated by the federal government.

For the entire article, click here:  Unsafe Tap Water Still Legal.

Other links of interest:  Water Purifiers | Water Quality

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