One of the most worrisome radioactive contaminants is radioactive cesium-137, which emits beta-radiation and has a half-life of about 30 years. Cesium-137 is one of the primary contaminants that people are worried about from the Japanese Reactor meltdowns. In fact, Cesium-137 has been detected … [Read more...]
Safe Drinking Water During Flooding
As I write this, the Missouri River is at flood stage with worse to come. It is a tragedy for many small towns along the River. In Hamburg, Iowa, they’re racing to raise the level of the second levee as the primary levee already has a large breach in it. If the second levee does not hold, the … [Read more...]
Can I Plumb Distilled Water Throughout My House?
Many people who have decided to benefit from having a home water distiller ask whether they can have distilled water piped throughout their entire house. While it may seem that having distilled water for all your water usage would be beneficial, it may not be feasible for most families to use … [Read more...]
So how bad was the Japanese Nuclear Meltdown?
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Newly Emerging E. Coli Strain is Concerning Officials
About 1500 people in Europe have been stricken by a new and very virulent strain of E-Coli according to the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. 17 have died to date. What is alarming officials in Europe now, is this is a previously unknown strain of E. Coli with genes from two distinctively … [Read more...]
Pure Water and Environmental Health
There is no doubt that environmental factors have a huge influence on our health. That is why the recent nuclear accident at Fukushima, Japan is of such great concern. The meltdown of three nuclear reactors released huge amounts of radioactive contaminants into the air, water and soil – not only … [Read more...]
Where Do I Buy Pure Water Distillers?
Pure Water Distillers have been manufactured in Lincoln, Nebraska since the company’s founding as Pure Water Society back in 1968. Since that time our company and products have went through many changes but we have always sold our distillers through a network of authorized distributors. We believe … [Read more...]
Just As We Thought: The Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Was Much Worse Than Reported
Immediately after the earthquake and tsunami hit the north east coast of Japan, officials in charge of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant insisted that they had things under controls and little radiation had escaped. The Japanese Government officials also played down the danger and the … [Read more...]
Understanding Some Fundamentals of Radiation Exposure
The publicity surrounding the earthquake and tsunami related breach at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, and the radiation leaking into the environment has resulted in lots of media publicity. At the same time, but given less press has been reports of concerns that terrorists may use … [Read more...]
Removing Radioactivity from Water (The Truth is Starting to Emerge)
For several months the media was full of reports of the earthquake and tsunami o Japan’s North East coast. A major impact of the tsunami was the crippling of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant. For week there were reports of radioactive leaks and at one point the Tokyo water system was … [Read more...]
Endocrine Disruptors and Your Drinking Water
Are you aware there has been a decline in male sperm counts in various parts of the world over the past few decades? For example male sperm counts have been declining at about 1.5% per year in the US and more than 3% annually in Europe according to the National Institute of Health after reviewing … [Read more...]
Is a Brita Filter effective?
So you have a Brita filter. Good for you. That at least means that you’ve started to recognize that your tap water is less than ideal. But now as you learn more about the toxins that have been found in water you are starting to wonder, “Is the Brita filter good enough?”, and “Is the Brita filter … [Read more...]
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