Quote:Carcinogenic hexavalent chromium, the "Erin Brockovich chemical" was found in the tap water of 31 cities out of a total of 35 tested by The Environmental Working Group. The scientists estimate that at least 74 million people in the USA in 42 states regularly drink chromium-tainted water, and a considerable proportion of it is in the carcinogenic hexavalent form.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/212079.php
I'd love to see the map below overlaid with a map of cancer rates by state. Personally, I'm in the 2.5 - 5 range & to probably make matters worse, have a well. No idea if our water softener / filter would filter out chromium-6 or not.
![[Image: us-map.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=static.ewg.org%2Freports%2F2010%2Fchrome6%2Fus-map.png)
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
