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M5.4 Blog about your Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) and water quality

M5.4 Blog about your Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) and water quality

My water comes from Hetch Hetchy Resevoir located in Yosemite. There were three chemicals found that were in higher concentrations than expected. These were chromium, radiological contaminants, and trihalomethanes. All three of these have the potential to cause cancer. I did not expect to see radiological contaminants in my water source, especially in exceeding doses. That is definitely a cause for concern. What I discovered about water quality is that there were a lot less contaminants than I thought there would be. However, it is frightening to see that some of the contaminants that do exist, are in dangerous quantities, which can lead to health concerns like cancer.

I personally, do not filter my water. I do drink bottled water everyday, but mainly because I buy sparkling water. The use of bottled water is less due to health reasons, and more due to liking the taste of flavored sparkling water more. Knowing now what goes into making the bottle itself, and where it goes afterwards, has made me seriously reconsider my bottled water habits. That video has sparked my interest in buying a soda stream or another form of flavored sparkling water.

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