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Old 04-09-2012, 12:18 PM   #66
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Originally Posted by CateP View Post
Curious about this arsenic and radon issue. If it is indeed a health hazard, why hasn't there been an outbreak of health issues in the area for the past century when people didn't have these fancy (expensive) filtering systems? Any records of people dieing from arsenic poisoning in their shower or drinking water? Has there been a sudden increase in arsenic and radon in the water over the past decade or so? Just a little skeptical of a natural condition that has existed for centuries in this area suddenly being a health risk and requiring we all buy products to fix.
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