Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Uranium in your water

Hey guys,

Today I am going to talk about uranium in your drinking water. If you live in an area with high concentration of uranium in your soil, chances are you probably have trace amounts of it in your water. I you do, relax, a little radiation is good for you, but that’s a past topic.

It would seem that natural radiation from uranium is not that much a health concern unless you drink it. The alpha particles emitted by uranium can do really bad things inside your body. Bathing in it should not affect you at all. The uranium can alos affect your bodies filtering system, the kidneys.
If you live close enough to a town that you are on a public water system instead of a well, you have nothing to worry about. The cities are mandated to test their water for elevated levels of uranium and other contaminates.

If you are fortunate enough to live away from the vity and have your own unchlorinated, untested well, then a reverse osmosis system or a carbon filter that is standard in most homes will work just fine. If you are now worried, get a test done. Or just invest in a decent filter. It will probably help your water quality anyway and make you feel all soapy even when your not.

That’s all for now!!


The Nuke Cow

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