Mermaid Water Helps #DMV
Staff Writer
2011-01-12
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Currently, most water utilities only test and report levels of total chromium – this includes both the toxic form and the essential nutrient chromium-3. However, water treatment system dealers like Mermaid Water have the knowledge, information and resources to educate Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, Delaware, and West Virginia residents and help homeowners discover if chromium-6 levels are present or an issue. If necessary, they will also recommend a water treatment system that best meets the resident’s needs.
Extensive third-party testing has found Kinetico’s R.O. systems to be among the best water treatment system on the market. Both the Kinetico K5 Drinking Water Station and the AquaKinetic A200 Drinking Water System have been tested and certified under NSF/ANSI Standard 58 to reduce chromium-6. In addition to being certified to remove more contaminants than any other R.O. system, the K5 can be customized to meet each resident’s individual water filtration needs now and in the future.
Hexavalent chromium, also called chromium-6, is a highly toxic form of the naturally occurring metal chromium. It can enter water through industrial contamination from manufacturing facilities and also occurs naturally in some minerals. Exposure to this substance has been linked to stomach and gastrointestinal cancer. Water samples from 25 cities in the EWG study contained chromium-6 at concentrations above the recently proposed California Public Health Goal which is .06 ppb.
“This new study serves as another signal to consumers – wherever they live – to understand what’s in their water,” says Bruce King, President of Mermaid Water. “While simply detecting chromium may not indicate a documented health risk, the effect of long term exposure to even minute traces of contaminants like chromium 6 are really unknown. You may want to take steps to improve the quality of the water your family drinks. ”