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President’s Cancer Panel: Point of Use Filtration Is Preferred

According to the Annual Report of the President’s Cancer Panel, “filtering tap or well water can decrease exposure to numerous known of suspected carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.”

Key recommendations from the report:Cancer risk report cover

  • Unless the municipal source “is known to be contaminated, it is preferable to use filtered tap water instead of commercially bottled water.”
  • Use Bisphnol-A (BPA) and phthalate-free products to reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting and other chemicals that may leach into water from plastic.

The report, titled “Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now“, is available by following this link.

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About Locke Chastaine

Locke Chastaine is President & CEO of Aquaprix, an entrepreneur, engineer, private pilot, father of 2 wonderful children, and currently lives in Los Gatos, California.

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  1. Spring Water
    May 27, 2011 at 2:45 am #

    True i totally agree with you, pure water is one of the main need for healthy life.