| The Water We Drink: Water Quality and Its Effects on Health Contributor(s): Barzilay, Joshua (Author), Weinberg, Winkler G. (Author), Eley, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813526736 ISBN-13: 9780813526737 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: In this consumer's guide to drinking water, three experts on the subject present a review of the history of water, disease, and sanitation, and provide understandable lists of contaminants found in drinking water, both regulated and unregulated by law, as well as the sodium and mineral content used in most bottled water. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Healthy Living - Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Diets |
| Dewey: 613.2 |
| LCCN: 98-55318 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We all drink water and water-based fluids, yet most of us take water for granted. We assume that when we turn on the tap to fill our glass, bathtub, or washing machine, clean water will flow. But is it really safe? And if it is not, what can we do about it? The doctors who have written The Water We Drink provide readers with practical information on the health issues relating to water quality and suggest ways we can improve the quality and safety of our drinking water. Most of us do not realize that any small amount of contaminants found in drinking water may, over time, increase our susceptibility to many of the chronic illnesses that are becoming increasingly prevalent in our society as the population ages, illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Contaminants have also been linked to increased rates of infertility. TheWater We Drink begins with a review of the history of water, disease, and drinking water as it relates to disease and sanitation. The manner in which drinking water is currently regulated is described, along with information on water sources and treatment. The authors then examine health issues relating to drinking water, including infectious diseases, cancer risks, estrogens and fertility, and the effects of mineral and heavy metal content. They look at the benefits and risks of bottled waters and of water purification systems currently available to consumers. The book also provides clear, understandable lists of contaminants levels in drinking water both regulated and unregulated by law, cancer causing contaminants of drinking water and their sources, and the mineral and sodium contents of commonly used bottled waters. A helpful glossary of terms, as well as a bibliography of additional agencies, books, and web sites to consult for more information on drinking water and health, are also provided. |
