Earthwise
Analytical Laboratory,LLc

March 23,2001

Mr. Dale Abbott
Water Solution"
138 Highland Ave.
West Haven, CT 06516

RE: Water Filters @ 31 Stonewall Dr.. Hamden. CT

Dear Mr. Abbott:

My wife and I want to take a brief moment to thank you for installing the water filtration systems in our home.
As you know, I have been testing both municipal and private well water for the past ten years and my findings have continued to be quite alarming.
As we are supplied by municipal water, I have always been relatively satisfied with the quality of water I have received. After testing numerous water samples and learning more about the available contaminants that our lab and other labs are discovering. I thought it was finally time to take action to protect myself, my wife and our small children.
We are thrilled with the current quality of our water, as your shower head filter and in-line filter have drastically the contaminants that most concern me. There is no more smell, taste or detection of chlorine!! We can now drink a glass of water out of or tap with the security of knowing that the available contaminants are fully removed by the filters you installed.

I have taken the liberty of analyzing both my raw and filtered water and have enclosed a copy of the test results for your review. I am certain that you will be pleased witht he before and after findings.

Once again, thank you.
Sincerely,

Earthwise Analytical Laboratory

Randolph L. Boncek
Vice President

Research Data

 

Report Certified by Michael F. Berman Ph. D.Laboratory DirectorCT Certification PH-0227ND=Not DetectedMDL=Minimum Detection LevelMCL=Maximum Contaminant Level** MCL has not been detected or this contaminant* The MCL for Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) is 100ppb, this is the sum of the four constitute Trihalomethanes.

 

Dear Dale:
Enclosed is report entitled "SEAGULL@ IV Water Purification System Organic Efficacy Results". It represents 3.5 months of continuous organic testing. The water system proved to be highly reliable in producing reagent grade water. Sincerely, Stephen J. Arpie
Healthy Harvest Inc. P.O. Box 5806 Bridgeport CT 06610-0806 203-384-2252
A SEAGULL@ IV water purification system was equipped with a new filter cartridge.Results: The background contamination in the water was represented by only two compounds; Chloroform, and Bromodichloromethane. The values for these two compounds were 20 ppb and 2 ppb respectively. The SEAGULL@ water purification system removed this contamination down to levels that were below the method detection limit. The residual levels were estimated to be in the subpart per trillion range (ngiL).
ORGANIC EFFICACY RESULTS
Summary: The following report was prepared by Healthy Harvest Inc. The data was collected from April 10th 1992 to July 31st 1992. A total of 240 analyses were performed on the SEAGULL@ water purification system. All testing was done on state of the art gas chromatography work stations. The laboratory facility is certified by the State of Connecticut. The SEAGULL@ IV water purification system effectively removed 22 ppb total trihalomethanes (1THM) load that was present in the test water. The purification was just as effective in removing contaminants on the first batch of water as the last. Method: Water Preparation: 20 liter water batches were filtered every 10 days. The total volume of water was approximately 220 liters of water. Testing: Tap water at Henry Souther Laboratories. in Bloomfield CT, was collected and analyzed for SDWA organic analytes*. Representative samples were collected from the filtered water and assayed for SDWA organic analytes*. The method detection limits (MDL's) for the organic compounds were 0.5 ppb(ug/L). Equipment: The data presented in this report was generated by Data collection and integration were performed on an Apple@ Macintosh IIFX (40megahert/math coprocessor) equipped with a Rainin@ analog to digital converter. Signal integration was set to 0.1 seconds Water results before purification:

Water results after purification:

 

Chlorine, Cancer and Heart Disease
"We are quite convinced, based on this study, that there is
an association between cancer and chlorinated water."
Medical College Of Wisconsin research team
The addition of chlorine to our drinking water began in the late 1800s and by 1904 was the standard in water treatment, and for the most part remains so today. We don't use chlorine because it's the safest or even the most effective means of disinfection, we use it because it is the cheapest. In spite of all our technological advances, we essentially still pour bleach in our water before we drink it. The long-term effects of chlorinated drinking water have just recently being recognized. According to the U.S. Council Of Environmental Quality, "Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine."
Dr. Joseph Price wrote a highly controversial book in the late sixties titled Coronaries/Cholesterol/Chlorine and concluded that nothing can negate the incontrovertible fact, the basic cause of atherosclerosis and resulting entities such as heart attacks and stroke, is chlorine." Dr. Price later headed up a study using chickens as test subjects, where two groups of several hundred birds were observed throughout their span to maturity. One group was given water with chlorine and the other without. The group raised with chlorine, when autopsied, showed some level of heart or circulatory disease in every specimen, the group without had no incidence of disease. The group with chlorine under winter conditions, showed outward signs of poor circulation, shivering, drooped feathers and a reduced level of activity. The group without chlorine grew faster, larger and displayed vigorous health. This study was well recepted in the poultry industry and is still used as a reference today. As a result, most large poultry producers use dechlorinated water. It would be a common sense conclusion that if regular chlorinated tap water is not good enough for the chickens, then it probably is not good enough for us humans!
There is a lot of well-founded concern about chlorine. When chlorine is added to our water, it combines with other natural compounds to form Trihalomethanes (chlorination byproducts), or THMs. These chlorine byproducts trigger the production of free radicals in the body, causing cell damage, and are highly carcinogenic. "Although concentrations of these carcinogens (THMs) are low, it is precisely these low levels that cancer scientists believe are responsible for the majority of human cancers in the United States". The Environmental Defense Fund
Simply stated chlorine is a pesticide, as defined by the U.S. EPA, whose sole purpose is to kill living organisms. When we consume water-containing chlorine, it kills some part of us, destroying cells and tissue inside our body. Dr. Robert Carlson, a highly respected University of Minnesota researcher who's work is sponsored by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, sums it up by claiming, "the chlorine problem is similar to that of air pollution", and adds that "chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times!"
Breast cancer, which now affects one in every eight women in North America, has recently been linked to the accumulation of chlorine compounds in the breast tissue. A study carried out in Hartford Connecticut, the first of it's kind in North America, found that, "women with breast cancer have 50% to 60% higher levels of organochlorines (chlorination byproducts) in their breast tissue than women without breast cancer."
One of the most shocking components to all of these studies is that up to 2/3s of our harmful exposure to chlorine is due to inhalation of steam and skin absorption while showering. A warm shower opens up the pores of the skin and allows for accelerated absorption of chlorine and other chemicals in water. The steam we inhale while showering can contain up to 50 times the level of chemicals than tap water due to the fact that chlorine and most other contaminants vaporize much faster and at a lower temperature than water. Inhalation is a much more harmful means of exposure since the chlorine gas (chloroform) we inhale goes directly into our blood stream. When we drink contaminated water the toxins are partially filtered out by our kidneys and digestive system. Chlorine vapors are known to be a strong irritant to the sensitive tissue and bronchial passages inside our lungs; it was used as a chemical weapon in World War II. The inhalation of chlorine is a suspected cause of asthma and bronchitis, especially in children… which has increased 300% in the last two decades. "Showering is suspected as the primary cause of elevated levels of chloroform in nearly every home because of chlorine in the water." Dr Lance Wallace, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Chlorine in shower water also has a very negative cosmetic effect, robbing our skin and hair of moisture and elasticity, resulting in a less vibrant and youthful appearance. Anyone who has ever swam in a chlorinated pool can relate to the harsh effects that chlorine has on the skin and hair. What's surprising is that we commonly find higher levels of chlorine in our tap water than is recommended safe for swimming pools.
The good news is that chlorine is one of the easiest substances to remove from our water. For that reason it logically should serve it's purpose of keeping our water free from harmful bacteria and water borne diseases right up to the time of consumption, where it should then be removed by quality home water filtration.
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