{"id":1862,"date":"2018-01-28T12:08:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T17:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2018-03-31T10:32:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T15:32:29","slug":"170-million-in-u-s-drink-radioactive-tap-water-trump-nominee-faked-data-to-hide-cancer-risk-ewg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/170-million-in-u-s-drink-radioactive-tap-water-trump-nominee-faked-data-to-hide-cancer-risk-ewg\/","title":{"rendered":"170 Million in U.S. Drink Radioactive Tap Water. Trump Nominee Faked Data to Hide Cancer Risk. | EWG"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/interactive-maps\/2018-radium\/#.Wm4DL0YwiM8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/EWG_Social_Share_RadiumMap_C02.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"rtecenter\">To see radium and other contaminants in your water system<\/h3>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/tapwater\/search-results.php\">\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">Search EWG&#8217;s National Drinking Water Database using your zipcode:<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><input max=\"99999\" name=\"zip5\" required=\"\" type=\"number\" placeholder=\"Enter your zipcode\" \/> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"GO\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/research\/170-million-us-drink-radioactive-tap-water-trump-nominee-faked-data-hide-cancer-risk#.Wm4BrUYwiM9\">170 Million in U.S. Drink Radioactive Tap Water. Trump Nominee Faked Data to Hide Cancer Risk. | EWG<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>EWG Tips: Protecting Your Water from Radioactivity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>EWG\u2019s Tap Water Database displays the results of utility tests for radioactivity between 2010 and 2015. Small water systems aren\u2019t required to test for radioactivity as frequently. If your water provider is not listed, contact the utility for records of recent testing. If you drink well water, your county health department should be able to inform you if they detect radioactive elements in any wells in your area. Get your well water tested if there is any indication of radioactivity in your region.<\/li>\n<li>If radiation is detected in your water, consider buying a water filter. Radiation can be difficult to remove, and the type of filter you need will depend on the form of radioactivity detected. Radon and tritium volatilize from hot water, making bathing a greater source of exposure than drinking water.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/tapwater\/water-filter-guide.php#.WjKpMLT82uo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EWG\u2019s water filter guide<\/a> includes filters certified to remove radium. Activated carbon technology works best to reduce radon and strontium, and reverse osmosis may be the most effective technology for uranium.<\/li>\n<li>Check on radon. If you live in a region with radon in soil or rock, you likely have greater exposure to radon from indoor air than drinking water. A simple multiple-day air sampler kit can help you identify whether or not you have elevated levels of radon in your house. If so, consider installing a mitigation system in your basement or crawl space. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA\u2019s radon program<\/a> offers advice about regions of the country with elevated radon levels, and mitigation strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To see radium and other contaminants in your water system Search EWG&#8217;s National Drinking Water Database using your zipcode: Source: 170 Million in U.S. Drink Radioactive Tap Water. Trump Nominee Faked Data to Hide Cancer Risk. | EWG EWG Tips: Protecting Your Water from Radioactivity EWG\u2019s Tap Water Database displays the results of utility tests &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/170-million-in-u-s-drink-radioactive-tap-water-trump-nominee-faked-data-to-hide-cancer-risk-ewg\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">170 Million in U.S. Drink Radioactive Tap Water. Trump Nominee Faked Data to Hide Cancer Risk. | EWG<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31,4,13,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1864,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions\/1864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}