Articles on drinking water
and health
In recent years more and more articles are being published on the health aspects of drinking water. Here are some of them.
Title: Age-specific Fluoride Exposure in Drinking Water and Osteosarcoma (United States)
Summary: These researchers found a link between raised levels of flouride in drinking water during childhood and the incidence of osteosarcoma among males. Osteosarcoma is a form of bone cancer.
Published: 2007-10-16
Title: Plastic pipes make water taste fruity
Summary: This unique research comprehensively evaluated and compared the impact of six common new plumbing materials on chemical water quality and odor generation. All of them affect taste and smell. The author now wants to consider the health effects of substances given off by plastic pipes.
Published: 2007-08-27
Title: Effluent of drug manufactures contains extremely high levels of pharmaceuticals
Summary: Study finds that Indian pharmaceuticals plant releases high amount of pharmaceuticals into surface water and warns for effects on baterial resistance.
Published: 2007-08-20
Title: Premature Births May be Linked to Seasonal Levels of Pesticides and Nitrates in Surface Water
Summary: The growing premature birth rate in the United States appears to be strongly associated with increased use of pesticides and nitrates. Dr. Winchester and colleagues found that preterm birth rates peaked when pesticides and nitrates measurements in surface water were highest (April-July) and were lowest when nitrates and pesticides were lowest (Aug.-Sept.).
Published: 2007-05-11
Title: Chlorinated water exposure may boost cancer risk
Summary: Investigation of lifetime THM exposure and bladder cancer risk
Published: 2007-01-22
Title: Contamination of Canadian and European bottled waters with antimony from PET containers
Summary: Plastic bottles continuously leach antimony into drinking water, claim geochemists in Germany.
Researchers led by Bill Shotyk at the University of Heidelberg tested waters bottled in the same region in Canada.
Water contained in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles contained up to 375 ppt antimony, whereas water in polypropylene bottles contained only 8.2 ppt antimony. Three months later, the water in PET bottles contained up to 626 ppt antimony. PET is made using an antimony catalyst.
Shotyk no longer drinks water from PET bottles.
Researchers led by Bill Shotyk at the University of Heidelberg tested waters bottled in the same region in Canada.
Water contained in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles contained up to 375 ppt antimony, whereas water in polypropylene bottles contained only 8.2 ppt antimony. Three months later, the water in PET bottles contained up to 626 ppt antimony. PET is made using an antimony catalyst.
Shotyk no longer drinks water from PET bottles.
Published: 2006-12-21
Title: Effects of indoor drinking water handling on trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids.
Summary: Water handling methods in the home can affect levels of THM in drinking water. This paper makes an important contribution to knowledge needed to carry out epidemiological surveys.
Published: 2006-12-13
Title: Formation of Trihalomethanes by the Disinfection of Drinking Water
Summary: Water disinfection • Chlorination • Disinfection • by-products • Trihalomethanes
Published: 2006-12-13
Title: Dartmouth researchers find that low doses of arsenic have broad impact on hormone activity
Summary: Three different steroid hormones all show similar responses to arsenic, suggesting a broader effect and a common mechanism of arsenic on how these hormones function.
This brings us closer to an understanding of how arsenic can influence so many disease risks,"
This brings us closer to an understanding of how arsenic can influence so many disease risks,"
Published: 2006-12-08
Title: Arsenic Exposure Is Associated with Decreased DNA Repair in Vitro
Summary: Arsesnic exposure can increase cancer risk. The researchers studied the effects of Arsenic on human lymphocytes.
Published: 2006-12-01
Title: CHLORINATION: A LINK BETWEEN HEART DISEASE AND CANCER
Summary: Martin Fox points to the link between heart disease and chlorination referring to experimentson giving chickens and pigeons chlorinated water. He discusses the possibility of free radicals causing genetic damage.
Published: 2006-12-01
Title: More nitrosamines in drinking water
Summary: Two new nitrosamines have been found in drinking water. The article refers to the reseach that discovered them. Nitrosamines present a further health risk, research has mostly been focussed on THMs.
New methods of drinking water disinfection use chloramination. This provides a nitrogen source for the formation of nitrosamines—NDMA, N-nitrososopyrrolidine (NPyr), N-nitrosopiperidine (NPip), and N-nitrososodiphenylamine (NDPhA)
New methods of drinking water disinfection use chloramination. This provides a nitrogen source for the formation of nitrosamines—NDMA, N-nitrososopyrrolidine (NPyr), N-nitrosopiperidine (NPip), and N-nitrososodiphenylamine (NDPhA)
Published: 2006-11-20
Title: Byproduct Of Water-disinfection Process Found To Be Highly Toxic
Summary: -- A recently discovered disinfection byproduct (DBP) found in U.S. drinking water treated with chloramines is the most toxic ever found, says a scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who tested samples on mammalian cells.
Published: 2006-10-18
Title: Chemical and Biological Characterization of Newly Newly Discovered Iodoacid Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts
Summary: This study was ordered by the Environmetnal Protection Agency. Iodoacetic acid (IA) a potent genotoxic DBP, is likely to be found in
high concentrations where the source water is high in bromide and iodide
and chloramination is used as the main disinfection method.
high concentrations where the source water is high in bromide and iodide
and chloramination is used as the main disinfection method.
Published: 2006-10-18
Title: Mount Sinai researcher finds drinking water safe to drink
Summary: Findings indicate drinking tap water during pregnancy does not affect unborn fetus, contrary to many other studies.
Published: 2006-09-11
Title: Safe Drinking Water: A Public Health Challenge
Summary: Warning that chlorination by-products, CBPs may be the most important environmental carcinogens in terms of the number of attributable cancers per year.
Published: 2006-07-20
Title: Relation between Stillbirth and Specific Chlorination By-Products in Public
Summary: The authors found a correlation between stillbirths and concentrations of THM in the public drinking water supply.
Published: 2006-07-06 11:11:26
Title: HEALTHFUL DRINKING WATER
Summary: Drinking tap water is dangerous. Chlorine, fluoride and a
multitude of other toxins from our polluted environment
are a major problem, in spite of what the city may tell
you. It would not be economically feasible for your water
district to remove all of the environmental chemicals in
the municipal water supply to bring it up to the standards
of drinking water, especially for sensitive people. "Hardness," which is calcium and magnesium, is not a problem as far as drinking is concerned, and many studies have shown it to be beneficial.
multitude of other toxins from our polluted environment
are a major problem, in spite of what the city may tell
you. It would not be economically feasible for your water
district to remove all of the environmental chemicals in
the municipal water supply to bring it up to the standards
of drinking water, especially for sensitive people. "Hardness," which is calcium and magnesium, is not a problem as far as drinking is concerned, and many studies have shown it to be beneficial.
Published: 2006-07-05 14:32:30
Title: BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Water policy 'fails world's poor'
Water policy 'fails world's poor'
Summary: Almost 20% of the world's population still lacks access to safe drinkingwater because of failed policies, an influential report has concluded.
The UN World Water Development Report also blames a lack of resources and environmental changes for the problem.
The study calls for better leadership if a goal of halving the proportion of people without proper access to safe water by 2015 is to be achieved. The findings will be outlined next week at the World Water Forum in Mexico.
The UN World Water Development Report also blames a lack of resources and environmental changes for the problem.
The study calls for better leadership if a goal of halving the proportion of people without proper access to safe water by 2015 is to be achieved. The findings will be outlined next week at the World Water Forum in Mexico.
Published: 2006-07-05 14:26:31
Title: Volatile & Semi-volatile organochlorine compounds in tap water & riverine waters in the area of influence of a chlorinated organic solvent factory
Summary: Scientific paper
Published: 2006-06-09
