Which is worse, lead in your water or chemicals from plastic?!
Question: Which is worse, lead in your water or chemicals from plastic!?
We are going to visit my mother who lives in the country!. She has a well that is unfiltered and the water has to travel about 500 yards through a lead pipe!. She thinks I am silly for not wanting my kids to drink it, she says it is the purest and cleanest water you can get!. I thought about buying large plastic containers of bottled water but have heard so much lately about the bottled water having chemicals in it because of the plastic!. The Brita pitcher says not for use with well water!. What would be the bast way to go!? We will be there for about 3 weeks so I have to figure something out! Thanks for any suggestions!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I'm a water snob, I don't do tab water!. I use to get the big 2!.5 gallon of drinking water!. I've never heard of the chemicals thing before!. The only thing I've heard about that is don't freeze your plastic water bottle and don't drink it if you have left it in a hot car!. Now I use Pur filter on my water faucet!. I think you should go with getting a few of those very large drinking water in plastic container!. Lead is much worse!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I would go with bottled water!. Suggest to your mom to have her water tested for unsafe amounts of lead!. There may not be any danger at all!. Who knows what all we eat and drink that contains stuff bad for us and we would never be the wiser!. Call your pediatrician and ask or the local water department and describe this to them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If I were you, I would NOT allow my children to drink water that contains lead!. It is extremely harmful to developing brains!. Bring your own water in plastic jugs!. There will be no risk from that!.Www@Answer-Health@Com