Arsenic in your juice: How much is too much? Federal limits don’t exist.

Consumer Reports Magazine ^ | January 2012 | NA

[Viking2002]

I'm out of town and on a lousy connection. Question: is the home tap water filtration issue addressed vis-a-vis it's effectiveness in the removal of arsenic from the municipal water supply? I know our tap water tastes like an alligator took a whiz in it (which isn't too far from the truth), so I can only imagine what else is in it, even after being processed by the local plant. We currently use two pitchers (one Brita, one Pur), for most kitchen uses. I'd like to know if that's doing anything else but making the water taste better.

[TigersEye]

Alligator whiz is the only known substance to precipitate arsenic out of water.
You need to put some in your filters.

[Viking2002]

That's a lot of friggin' help. Maybe I should just go lasso one below the dam and squeeze it off into my home water cooler jug? I'll be sure to let it go in your bathroom after it eats one of my dogs.

[TigersEye]

Sorry. I really don’t know much about arsenic or water filtration. I like alligators though.

[vbmoneyspender]

I died from Arsenic Poisoning a few years ago but I got better.

LOL

[Viking2002]

Well, I'm a Type II diabetic with a question for decimon about arsenic and filtration. So if you'd kindly take your cabaret act to the Oak Room, I'd like to find out if my tap water has helping to turn my pancreas into a slab of inert mystery meat, thank you. My left eye would also thank you, as it's under observation due to symptoms of diabetic retinopathy.

[TigersEye]

Yeah, that’s all my fault and my posts are preventing you from getting other replies. LOL Moron.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

You’re too funny!

[17th Miss Regt]

They has some ugly socialistic editor hag for a while that was pushing hard for single payer healthcare.

The name Rhoda Karpatkin comes to mind....

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

You’re too funny!

[Doe Eyes]

Question: is the home tap water filtration issue addressed vis-a-vis it's effectiveness in the removal of arsenic from the municipal water supply?

Reverse Osmosis will remove arsenic.

[Viking2002]

What's the market look like for retail-level reverse osmosis filters? Are there filters that can be attached at the tap, or do they have to spliced into the main line into the house?

[RileyD, nwJ]

Reference to the J Curve concerning arsenic and other poisons may be found here. Things are not always as they seem.

[neverdem]

Question: is the home tap water filtration issue addressed vis-a-vis it's effectiveness in the removal of arsenic from the municipal water supply? I know our tap water tastes like an alligator took a whiz in it (which isn't too far from the truth), so I can only imagine what else is in it, even after being processed by the local plant. We currently use two pitchers (one Brita, one Pur), for most kitchen uses. I'd like to know if that's doing anything else but making the water taste better.

Go to the original article. At the bottom, the last section is called "Sidebar: Ways to reduce your family’s risk." There's an EPA link about testing water and a "federal Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791."

[Viking2002]

Bookmarked for reading when I'm back at a computer with a better connection - thank you.

[Doe Eyes]

RO filtration produces water that is stored in a tank, usually under the sink. The waste product (water) goes out the drain. Cost about $150 plus install. I installed mine myself.

[neverdem]

Sometimes it’s called a U shaped curve, e.g. alcohol consumption and mortality. Thanks for the link.

[Viking2002]

No, I got the response I solicited, despite you interjecting yourself into the request with an admitted lack of knowledge of what you were talking about. And with none of the parties casting aspersions upon each other's intellectual capabilities. That's how a subject like this is addressed between those suffering from it. Moron.

[Paleo Conservative]

Lady Astor: “If you were my husband, I’d put arsenic in your coffee.”
Churchill: “Madam, if I were your husband, I’d drink it!”br

[Viking2002]

This concept is actually similar to the filtration systems on high-end saltwater aquariums, believe it or not. If I were to do this, I'd like to do it at the point where the water actually enters off the main line.