Quotes about Water Contamination from the world's top natural health / natural living authors
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 "When Drinking Water Is Dangerous
A minimal amount of drinking water contamination is to be expected as a result of natural processes; however, today's tap water, whether coming from municipal water supplies or private wells, from surface water or underground aquifers, is much more than minimally contaminated.
Contaminants in drinking water may be either chemical or microbial. Microbial contaminants, such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites, come from human and animal waste."- Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) |
 "Many people believe it is because of water contamination, possibly nitrates, combined with air pollution."
We end up in forlorn Alpaugh, which doesn't have many shops—just homes on the fields, poor, with shared septics, sloping roofs, high rickety gray porches, and lots of unkempt grass. Frantz says, "Alpaugh is the poorest town in Tulare County.
"Alpaugh is a town without a future. Even a county supervisor says it won't be funded by public funds 'because it has no future.' In many of these towns, they all share the same wells."- David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.) |
| "The Sierra Legal Defense Fund stated: "This case will have repercussions well beyond forestry law to air pollution, water contamination, oil spills and the like—indeed any case where a natural asset is held in common for the benefit of everyone and is harmed by corporate negligence." This applies directly to the water and air pollution pesticides are causing in communities and which have resulted in all these chemicals being found in our bodies.
On the alleged "other side"
There is no "other side". There is nothing that justifies the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers." - Helke Ferrie, Dispatches From the War Zone of Environmental Health (Get the book.) |
 "There is no state, no county in America that has not at some time or other experienced problems with drinking water contamination.
What is a community told when the water is found to be contaminated? Generally, officials claim that contaminant levels are too low to cause concern. Don't be so sure! Even though levels are low, they should not be ignored, warns the Natural Resources Defense Council. The EPA's own studies show there are places throughout the country where water contamination is cause for concern."- Linda Mason Hunter, The Healthy Home: An Attic-to-Basement Guide to Toxin-Free Living (Get the book.) |
 "This disease tends to affect women as well as people known to have increased contact with chemicals, such as industrial workers, populations exposed to certain combinations of chemicals (like the Gulf War veterans), communities with air or water contamination, and others with unique exposure to particular chemicals."- Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.) |
 "This parasite is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, mainly through water contamination. In most cases there are no symptoms, and symptoms usually take one to three weeks after exposure to appear. In cases where symptoms occur, the most common are
• Watery, malodorous diarrhea
• Abdominal cramps and distention
• Flatulence and burping
• Nausea
• Low-grade fever
• Fatigue
Chemical Food Poisoning
Plants or animals that contain a naturally occurring poison fall under the heading of chemical food poisoning. Common examples include
• Wild mushrooms (e.g."- James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.) |
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