by Brenda Watson | Jan 24, 2014 | Environmental Toxins, General
Eighteen unregulated chemicals were found in drinking water from over one-third of US water utilities surveyed, according to a recent study performed by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the Environmental Protection Agency. Fortunately, chemical concentrations were...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 19, 2011 | General
An unexpected toxin was recently found to have a strong association with intellectual ability in children — manganese. Where is this manganese coming from? Surprisingly, from tap water that contains manganese concentrations below the current guidelines for...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 28, 2011 | General
It was recently reported by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) that tap water in over 30 U.S. cities contains hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen. Hexavalent chromium is the chemical that was made famous by the movie Erin Brockovich. In the EWG study, tap...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 11, 2010 | General
You know how I feel about toxins, right? Right. So when I heard that the FDA had finally updated its warning about one of the most harmful toxic chemicals out there today, I thought to myself, “It’s about time!” The folks at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have...
