Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jul 14, 2019 10:52:02 GMT -5
PFAS contamination has been in our local news more frequently in the last several weeks, but I haven't heard much information on specific locations, specific responses, and side effects. Now I have; this article is brief but informational, and shocking.
It appears that Michigan has more PFAS contamination in water than any other state. This is beyond unsettling; it's really frightening, especially since a possible side effect is cancer.
And PFAs are also apparently extensively found around military bases.
I've just remembered that back in the late 1980s, the wife of an Army office who lived on base at Selfridge raised the issue that both she and a friend developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Her friend lived on base as well. They were wondering then if there was some contaminant that had affected both.
The article doesn't address gestational diabetes and PFAS, but I'm going to check it out.
How many millions, if not trillions of people might be affected? 712 documented contaminated sites have apparently been identified.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-new-drinking-water-crisis-hits-us-military-bases-across-the-nation/ar-AAEhcai?ocid=spartandhp
I wonder how much of the 911 Responders' illnesses and deaths are specifically due to PFAS exposure, from all the firefighting done on scene.
Beyond that, apparently a water filtration system might be helpful, so I'll investigate that. Does anyone use filtered water? If so, what kind of filter do you use? Have you had your water tested before and after installation of the filter?
What about bottled water? Since it's in plastic bottles, I haven't felt that it was a desirable option. But does anyone know of bottled water that isn't in plastic bottles?
And to think that when I water my garden, it's from the same source as the water I drink. I don't know if plants have filters for absorbing water, or are the plants exposed just like we humans are?
I'm wondering about rain water. Does anyone filter rain water for drinking? It certainly wouldn't provide enough, but if it's safer...
Thoughts, anyone?
