Present condition of water

       opposing to the past, our recent urbanized technological society has become uncaring to this miracle of life. Our natural heritage (rivers, seas and oceans) has been exploited, mistreated and impure. The population decline of the maritime and riparian life, the appearance of green algae in the rivers and the stench and slime that comes as a result of putrefaction in the water, are clear signs of the depth and degree of commotion that has been caused to this complex ecosystem (a composite Greek word: Eco, home and system, a combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole). Government bodies and water authorities will have us believe that it is 'safe' and we should not worry about this worldwide alarm. Consciousness and action lies entirely upon us, as we need to become our own educators, physicians and innovators. Socrates had once said: "an examined life is not worth living....", Jesus took it a step further: "seek, and you shall find......the truth shall set you free..." So questioning everything and anything that anyone tells you until it makes sense, is of uppermost significance. If it is the truth it will feel right, set you free and lead you on the road of discovery and recovery. Our drinking water today, far from being pure, contains some two hundred deadly commercial chemicals. Add to that bacteria, viruses, lifeless minerals (making the water hard) and you have a substance cocktail that is unsuitable (if not deadly) for human consumption. John Archer in his book 'THE WATER YOU DRINK, HOW SAFE IS IT?' refers to an estimate of 60,000 tones of fifty different chemicals being deliberately added annually to Australia's water. chlorine: studies1 indicate that chlorine is involved in heart disease, hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis), anemia, high blood pressure, allergies and cancers2 of the bladder, stomach, liver and rectum. Further, chlorine can destroy protein in the body and cause adverse effects on the skin and hair. The US COUNCIL of environmental quality states that cancer risk in the middle of people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine". Chlorine binds and reacts with many other chemicals, forming carcinogens like Trihallomethanes3 (Th Ms), with chloroform being the most common one. Furthermore, recent real life evidence in the tap water of Sydney shows that convinced viruses and parasites, like guardian and cryptosystem, are being resistant to chlorine and can survive the long journey from the sewage action to your tap. That makes chlorination a even more pointless and unsafe practice.Guardian and cryptosystem are protozoa (unicellular organisms) scrounging to the intestines of animals and humans. Once in the body, these parasites then multiply and cause the respective infections of giardiasis and cryptologists, which give or are associated to enteric (intestinal) diseases. Other than food, these parasites are transmitted from contaminated drinking water.   These infested waters are today in most major cities which is a direct result of the unsuccessful action of recycled sewage effluent. These parasites initially venture their way into the sewage effluent, from Hospitals, abattoir and farms waste, which contain blood, intestines and faces.  While immunocompitend (the ability to developed an immune response) people may remain asymptomatic (presenting no symptoms) by ingestion of this parasites, immunocompromised (i.e. malnutrition Cancer and Aids) patients are at risk.  U.S Health Officials estimate 900,000 people each year become ill, and possibly 900 die from waterborne disease4. Notable outbreaks occured in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1993 when over 400,000 people became ill after drinking water contaminated with the parasite. Symptoms associated with the infection of these parasites are, mild to profuse devastating diarrhea, lassitude, nausea, abdominal pain and vomiting with consequent loss of appetite and fever. The threat and danger of outbreaks similar to the dreaded great London epidemic in 1854 (were cholera due to contaminated water took the life of many unaware citizens) is now once again at our door step and unless drastic precautions are taken on these early sign's we could be expecting disasters of great magnitude (in the apocalypse it states, that one third of the waters will be contaminated, could this be it?). For now it is about time that water authorities admit to their erroneous ways and start looking for alternatives to maintain and protect water safety and quality. Water is a living substance and as such it needs the same conduct as all other living forms (poisons cannot purify). Germany has been for long now pumping oxygen in its rivers and lakes in an attempt to revitalize its nearly dead waters, while Switzerland is experimenting with ozone treatments.