DRIINKING WATER IS IT SAFE
I would like to know Why is Defra not pushing for a lowering of the bar. 30mg/l nitrate can inhibit growth, impair the immune system and cause stress in aquatic species yet 50mg/l is considered safe for humans? Would a reading of 50mg/l not reduce the human Immune system and elevate stress?
The high reading will lead to futher pullution over time and higher reading leading to higher enviromental cost. Any Nitate that is taken up is soon leached back into the system over time.
The bar needs to be set at 10mg/l even this is far to high in a first world country. This is the year 2007 not 1667.
We aim to reduce carbon foot prints yet the fuel which fuels us as human life forms if not fit for human consumption.
Defra and the goverments lack of action on reducing the 50mg/l Directive. Needs to be addressed.
In 2006 Thames water alone made Pre-tax profit of £133.3m yet none of this was spent on reducing Nitrate levels.
Below is the 2007 study on water in the UK which can be found through the Defra site.
http://www.dwi.gov.uk/consumer/wq07ccw.shtm
http://www.defra.gov.uk/
after reading it I wonder how you feel driniking tea and brushing your teeth.
Why more action isn't taken to looby on this issue as better drinking water demands would lead to better Water quality for all.
Water quality in 2007, at present levels its not even good enough to drink.
We say we are a first world society yet driking water is 3rd world.
IMO any amount of ecoli or microbiological contamination is just not good enough. Hell we can go to the moon send Robots to mars yet cannot bring water up to good standards.
The on vouge news is tap is great, why not ask for it at your local restaurant. Yet the plain fact is its full of feases like the people pedaling the tap water lie.
How defra comes up with nitrate of 50mg/l is ok? and is given a pass is beyond me. The bar needs to be set at 10mg/l max.
remember reading levels over 30 ppm of nitrate can inhibit growth, impair the immune system and cause stress in some aquatic species