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kpete

(72,898 posts)
10. is this also a hoax?
Thu Jan 16, 2014, 11:46 AM
Jan 2014

Okay to drink West Virginia water? If you're pregnant, maybe not, the federal CDC advises belatedly

Since making the initial calculations, scientists have obtained additional animal studies about MCHM. These are currently being reviewed. At this time, the scientists continue to recommend 1 ppm as a protective level to prevent adverse health effects. However, due to limited availability of data, and out of an abundance of caution, you may wish to consider an alternative drinking water source for pregnant women until the chemical is at non-detectable levels in the water distribution system.

- See more at: http://blogs.edf.org/health/2014/01/15/west-virginia-issues-drinking-water-advisory-for-pregnant-women-in-wake-of-chemical-spill/#sthash.eDpf4FWj.dpuf

http://www.dhsem.wv.gov/Documents/Advisory%20-%201-15-2014.pdf


peace to you,
kp

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Would YOU Drink This? [View all] kpete Jan 2014 OP
Homer: Whaddya have to wash that awful taste outta my mouth? onehandle Jan 2014 #1
Are rusty pipes the new progressive cause? cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #2
So, the question remains, Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #3
No, I would tend to run the tap until it was more clear cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #4
how about a sink full of water rather than a bathtub? kpete Jan 2014 #6
Would a false claim persuade us of anything? cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #11
Eeep! ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #5
Since the contaminated water OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #7
Perhaps the Tank ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #15
The pics are a hoax. riqster Jan 2014 #8
is this also a hoax? kpete Jan 2014 #10
The contamination is not a hoax. riqster Jan 2014 #12
Yipes shenmue Jan 2014 #9
Some of us are calling it "libertarian perrier" Triana Jan 2014 #13
Not quite as dramatic as the "flaming fracking faucet" Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #14
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