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Substitute Water Treatments Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) destroys infectious organisms and impurities in water 4,000 times better than chlorine.56 "A 35-percent technical grade H2O2 will pro- mote bacterial growth to break down sew- age and enhance the dissolved oxygen level in discharge water entering lakes and streams." Ozone (O3) treatment is equally effective. Worldwide, 1,100 cities treat their drinking water with ozone; many have done so since as early as 1901. Los Angeles treats its drinking water with H2O2, and then adds chlorine.Some chlorine may likewise be added after ozonation to pre- vent re-infestation; about one-third as much suffices. To generate ozone, dry air or oxygen is passed through a high-voltage electrical field. Ozone drinking-water treatment in Andover, Massachusetts successfully con- trolled the effects of algae blooms and eliminated water quality problems. Poten- tial THM formation was reduced by an average of 75 percent. H2O2 and O3 are relatively inexpensive; moreover, the only byproducts are pure oxygen and hydrogen, so no one can reap a big immediate profit on their disposal. (Hy- drogen is a potential major energy source for electricity generation and for zero-emis- sion vehicles. France and Germany, wiser and less controlled by the chemical indus- try, now chlorinate water only in emergen- cies. Other Water Pollution Problems EPA tests have shown that in the wa- ter we drink, over 2,100 organic and inor- ganic chemicals including pesticides, heavy metals, radon, radioactive particles and parasitic organisms including cryptospor- idium have been identified; 156 of them are pure carcinogens. (In 1993, cryptospor- idium killed more than 100 and infected over 400,000.) Of those, 26 are tumor pro- moting: they can make an existing tumor grow. Exposure to cryptosporidium in peo- ple with lowered gastrointestinal immune function could lead to chronic GI infec- tion. Other examples include recurring cases of Legionnaire's disease, a pneumo- nia caused by Legionella pneumophila, which may lurk in hot water supplies. A public notice recently issued in Washington, D.C. warned that a high level of bacteria in the (chlorinated, fluoridated city system) water made it unsafe for di- alysis patients, AIDS patients, organ trans- plant patients, the elderly and infants. Water contamination is often worst in small communities that can't afford proper treatment; the EPA has not released this in- formation. Testimony to hearings of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight revealed Pfiesteria outbreaks among people drinking chlorinated water. The organism, which kills fish, sickens some people; they get sick from drinking the water, not from eating infected seafood. The EPA's Robert Perciasepe said, in writ- ten testimony, "Any new public health policy on this issue needs to consider re- duction of nitrogen and phosphorus pollu- tion in our waters."The EPA called 129 contaminants found in water supplies "dangerous" singly, let alone in combination. Pesticides and other toxic wastes run off farmlands and pastures or are dumped by factories, pol- lute rivers and seep into underground aq- uifers. Aptly called "biocides" by Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, pesticides are designed to end life; few have been shown to be safe.A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would re- quire managers of municipal water systems to tell customers what contaminants have been found in local drinking water.But government laboratories test only for bac- terial content and a few of the major inor- ganic toxins such as lead and arsenic.The EPA depends on producers of pesti- cides to test their safety: the wolf guards the hen house.Further, one poison is tested at a time; synergistic effects of combinations, poten- tially far worse, are ignored.So, for a complete water test one must consult a private laboratory.

Substitute Water Treatments
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) destroys infectious organisms and impurities in water 4,000 times better than chlorine.56 “A 35-percent technical grade H2O2 will pro- mote bacterial growth to break down sew- age and enhance the dissolved oxygen level in discharge water entering lakes and streams.” Ozone (O3) treatment is equally effective. Worldwide, 1,100 cities treat their drinking water with ozone; many have done so since as early as 1901. Los Angeles treats its drinking water with H2O2, and then adds chlorine.Some chlorine may likewise be added after ozonation to pre- vent re-infestation; about one-third as much suffices.
To generate ozone, dry air or oxygen is passed through a high-voltage electrical field. Ozone drinking-water treatment in Andover, Massachusetts successfully con- trolled the effects of algae blooms and eliminated water quality problems. Poten- tial THM formation was reduced by an average of 75 percent.
H2O2 and O3 are relatively inexpensive; moreover, the only byproducts are pure oxygen and hydrogen, so no one can reap a big immediate profit on their disposal. (Hy- drogen is a potential major energy source for electricity generation and for zero-emis- sion vehicles. France and Germany, wiser and less controlled by the chemical indus- try, now chlorinate water only in emergen- cies.
Other Water Pollution Problems EPA tests have shown that in the wa- ter we drink, over 2,100 organic and inor- ganic chemicals including pesticides, heavy metals, radon, radioactive particles and parasitic organisms including cryptospor- idium have been identified; 156 of them are pure carcinogens. (In 1993, cryptospor- idium killed more than 100 and infected over 400,000.) Of those, 26 are tumor pro- moting: they can make an existing tumor grow. Exposure to cryptosporidium in peo- ple with lowered gastrointestinal immune function could lead to chronic GI infec- tion. Other examples include recurring cases of Legionnaire’s disease, a pneumo- nia caused by Legionella pneumophila, which may lurk in hot water supplies.
A public notice recently issued in Washington, D.C. warned that a high level of bacteria in the (chlorinated, fluoridated city system) water made it unsafe for di- alysis patients, AIDS patients, organ trans- plant patients, the elderly and infants. Water contamination is often worst in small communities that can't afford proper treatment; the EPA has not released this in- formation.
Testimony to hearings of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight revealed Pfiesteria outbreaks among people drinking chlorinated water. The organism, which kills fish, sickens some people; they get sick from drinking the water, not from eating infected seafood. The EPA’s Robert Perciasepe said, in writ- ten testimony, “Any new public health policy on this issue needs to consider re- duction of nitrogen and phosphorus pollu- tion in our waters.” A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would re- quire managers of municipal water systems to tell customers what contaminants have been found in local drinking water.But government laboratories test only for bac- terial content and a few of the major inor- ganic toxins such as lead and arsenic. So, for a complete water test one must consult a private laboratory.
The EPA called 129 contaminants found in water supplies "dangerous" singly, let alone in combination. Pesticides and other toxic wastes run off farmlands and pastures or are dumped by factories, pol- lute rivers and seep into underground aq- uifers. Aptly called "biocides" by Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, pesticides are designed to end life; few have been shown to be safe. The EPA depends on producers of pesti- cides to test their safety: the wolf guards the hen house. It should be no surprise that the tests take a long time and many have been fraudulent.
Further, one poison is tested at a time; synergistic effects of combinations, poten- tially far worse, are ignored. Besides, many of the so-called "inert" substances in pesti- cide combinations are more toxic than the "active;" one of the “inerts” is DDT, suppos- edly prohibited for American farm use since 1973.
The American Society of Microbiology reported that water in the U.S.A. is filled with microbes, such as viruses and bacte- ria, which pose a growing threat to public health. The document states that water pollution control efforts have focused on protecting water against chemical pollu- tion, but they neglect serious problems from wastewater, sewer overflows, septic tanks, and the risks associated with micro- bial pollutants. The report recommended creation of a task force to coordinate fed- eral agency activities on environmental and public health issues. Isn’t all that bad enough without the deliberate addition of the further toxicity of chlorine?