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See [url=http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/20/carcinogen-found-in-31-of-35-cities-water-supply/?hpt=T2]Report: Harmful chemical found in tap water of 31 U.S. cities – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs[/url]
My city, Syracuse NY, made the list. I live outside the city but work IN the city and am now freaked out, because while I do not drink water from the tap, we do use it to make coffee and wash dishes. :eek:
SO scary to think that we're drinking carcinogens!! Of course, carcinogens are all around us, in some foods we eat, in products we use on our skin, etc. but to think that they're in our water just leaves me so unsettled.
Here's a list of the cities where hexavalent chromium was detected in the tap water:
1. Norman, Oklahoma
2. Honolulu, Hawaii
3. Riverside, California
4. Madison, Wisconsin
5. San Jose, California
6. Tallahassee, Florida
7. Omaha, Nebraska
8. Albuquerque, New Mexico
9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10. Bend, Oregon
11. Salt Lake City, Utah
12. Ann Arbor, Michigan
13. Atlanta, Georgia
14. Los Angeles, California
15. Bethesda, Maryland
16. Phoenix, Arizona
17. Washington, D.C.
18. Chicago, Illinois
19. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
20. Villanova, Pennsylvania
21. Sacramento, California
22. Louisville, Kentucky
23. Syracuse, New York
24. New Haven, Connecticut
25. Buffalo, New York
26. Las Vegas, Nevada
27. New York, New York
28. Scottsdale, Arizona
29. Miami, Florida
30. Boston, Massachusetts
31. Cincinnati, Ohio
Not detectable: Indianapolis, Indiana; Plano, Texas; Reno, Nevada; San Antonio, Texas - so, that doesn't necessarily mean it's there or not, they just could not detect it.
Suggestion by medical professionals: buy a water filter! [and not a cheapie]
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