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EPA Expected to Ignore Rocket Fuel in your Drinking Water

What you can do: Call your water-system authority to figure out your H20 supply’s perchlorate levels, especially if you live near a military defense contractor or discharge site. Consider installing a reverse-osmosis filter.

Smoke-Lead Combo Raises ADHD Risk

What you can do: Have your tap water tested for lead. Never smoke while pregnant or around children.

How to Buy the Greenest Bottled Water

What you can do: When bottled water is all that’s available, pick a brand that’s been bottled close by. Recycle the bottle when you’re done.

You May Be Drinking from a Poisoned Well

What you can do: Get your well water tested regularly to check for contaminants, then choose the proper filtration system.

You May Be Feeding Rocket Fuel to Your Baby

What you can do: Check to see if your water is contaminated; buy a filter to remove perchlorate from your water supply.

Ding-Dong-Dell, Cancer from the Well

What you can do: Get your well water tested annually and install appropriate filters.

Your Well May Be Unwell

What you can do: Have your well water tested at least once a year.

Diet Water? Artificial Sweeteners May Wind Up In Your H20

What you can do: Use fruits and herbs to sweeten your drinks; tell the EPA you want artificial sweeteners kept out of your water.

Bottled Water Sellers Won’t Say What’s in the Water

What you can do: Stick with filtered tap water, keep reusable bottles handy, and learn to decipher bottle labels.

Get Rid of Unused Prescription Drugs Without Contaminating Your Drinking Water

What you can do: Dispose of your expired medications properly, until laws are in place that require someone else to do it.