The Drinking Water Book: A Complete Guide to Safe Drinking Water - Hardcover

Ingram, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898154367 ISBN 13: 9780898154368

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 1991

Synopsis

THE DRINKING WATER BOOK takes a level-headed look at the serious issues surrounding America's drinking water supply. Unlike water purifier manufacturers and public health officials, Ingram presents unbiased reporting on what's in your water and how to drink safely. Featuring all the latest scientific research, the book evaluates the different kinds of filters and bottled waters and rates specific products on the market.• The completely revised comprehensive guide to making tap and bottled water safer, covering the toxins in our water, how to test for them, and how to get rid of them.• Honestly and thoroughly tackles a subject vital to ongoing environmental, health, and safety concerns.• Shows how to avoid bogus safety tests, scams, and unnecessary expenditures.• Details which toxins aren't regulated by federal and state water standards.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this title

About the Author

COLIN INGRAM has 40 years experience as a scientific writer, researcher, and technical publishing consultant. He has conducted extensive research programs on all aspects of drinking water and has done water purification product evaluation and testing. He lives on the southern Oregon coast.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Reviews

Should we be concerned about the quality of our drinking water? Absolutely, according to Ingram. In these days of heightened environmental concern, more people will be investigating their water supply. In layperson's terms, Ingram discusses potential pollutants and their sources. He mentions water testing but questions its usefulness as results are often unreliable. He offers ideas for reducing pollutants in the home water supply without spending alot of money and discusses virtually all the possible alternatives, from purchasing bottled water to using a home treatment system. Ingram outlines various water purification systems with details of how each one works and the advantages and disadvantages of each. He quotes prices; these will be outdated quickly but could at least be used for comparative purposes. Less technical than John Stewart's Drinking Water Hazards (LJ 7/90), Ingram's book is addressed to general audiences. Not all readers will share this level of interest in drinking water, but for those who do, this volume is infor mative.
- Deborah Emerson , Monroe Community Coll. Lib., Rochester, N.Y.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

** Many of the water tests performed in the U.S. are deliberately intended to mislead you because a large percentage of water tests are not done by test laboratories but by water purifier dealers.

** Purified water is the worst kind of bottled water you can drink, mainly because it becomes "aggressive" due to complete removal of foreign constituents causing it to absorb loosely bonded chemicals from plastic bottles and minerals from your body.

** Some water purifiers add more harmful toxins than they remove.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898154367
• ISBN 13: 9780898154368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 195