What's hidden in your water

Bill Frejie, CEO and President, EasyWater talks about water quality in Indy and what you can do to improve it.

• One or more VOCs were detected in 90 of 98 aquifers tested across the US
  • US Geological Survey. Volatile Organic Compounds in the Nation’s Ground Water and Drinking-Water Supply Wells. 2006.
• There are an estimated 19.5 million waterborne illnesses per year in the US
  • Reynolds, K.A., Mena, K.D. and Gerba, C.P. “Risk of Waterborne Illness Via Drinking Water in the United States.” Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 192:117-158.
• Hard water scale build-up can reduce your water heater’s efficiency by up to 30%.
• Chlorine used by water treatment plants reacts with other contaminants in your water to form dangerous byproducts called Disinfection Byproducts (DBP’s)
• Disinfection Byproducts from Chlorine can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin while showering, and enter the bloodstream.
  • Richardson, Susan D. 2007. “Water Analysis: Emerging Contaminants and Current Issues.” Analytical Chemistry. 79(12): 4311-4312
• There are over 84,000 different chemicals present in the US today, but less than 100 of them are regulated in our water.
  • Jackson, Lisa (Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency). Testimony to the Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works, February 2, 2011.
• Federal law does not require tap water to be safe for long-term consumption.
• Bathing, showering and laundering are major sources of active pharmaceutical ingredients in groundwater.
  • WaterTech Online —> National Meeting of the American Chemical Society
• Water treatment plants typically do not filter out pharmaceuticals.
• Most refrigerator filters and pitcher-style filters are ineffective are removing many of the chemicals and pharmaceuticals that contaminant drinking water.

For more information visit their website at www.easywater.com