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Are you drinking radioactive elements in your bottled water? — Whalespan

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Are you drinking radioactive elements in your bottled water?

Paul Saladino11m · 2022-04-29

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◐Partially SupportedGerald Steiner mineral water was found to be 50% of the daily uranium intake in a German study.✓Well SupportedInhalation accounts for approximately 2.28 millisieverts of annual natural radiation exposure.✓Well SupportedUsing a reverse osmosis filter on tap water reduces total dissolved solids to approximately 13 ppm.◐Partially SupportedMountain Valley mineral water is considered very clean.◐Partially Supported

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Drinking some bottled waters can lead to a higher radiation intake than internal digestion of natural sources.

✓Well SupportedRadiation exposure from flying frequently can add approximately 10% to one's annual radiation dose.

◐Partially SupportedSome Italian bottled waters, such as Toca, can have gross beta radioactivity levels as high as 1,300 Bq/L.

✕Not SupportedBerkey filters, carbon filters, and refrigerator filters are insufficient for purifying water.

✕Not SupportedDrinking water daily from plastic bottles is not advisable.

◐Partially SupportedMeat and organ supplements can provide fat-soluble vitamins, making fluoride unnecessary for preventing tooth decay in children.

◐Partially SupportedMountain Valley spring water contains a small amount of radium and 0.1 mg/L of fluoride.

◐Partially SupportedVichy Catalan mineral water contains 1.36 millisieverts per year of radioactivity, primarily from uranium.

◐Partially SupportedMinerals should primarily be obtained from meat, organs, and other foods, rather than mineral water.

◐Partially SupportedPedras Salgadas mineral water can provide an additional 2.26 millisieverts of radiation per year through ingestion.

◐Partially SupportedVichy Catalan bottled water has an equivalent annual radiation dose of 1.36 millisieverts from ingestion.

◐Partially SupportedMountain Valley mineral water has a total dissolved solids of 220 ppm and a pH of 7.3.

◐Partially SupportedMountain Valley mineral water contains calcium, magnesium, and potassium, and no detected bromochloracetic acid, radiologicals, uranium, gross alpha, gross beta, aluminum, antimony, arsenic, cyanide, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, sulfate, or thallium.

✕Not SupportedFiji water may contain plastic contaminants, making it undesirable for daily consumption.

◐Partially SupportedA dose of 1,000 millisieverts in a short period can induce acute radiation sickness.

◐Partially SupportedA CT scan exposes an individual to approximately 7 millisieverts of radiation.

◐Partially SupportedThe speaker is consuming almost no bottled water and obtains minerals from seawater and food, not remineralization.

◐Partially SupportedExposure to 10,000 millisieverts of radiation can lead to cell neurological damage or death.

◐Partially SupportedThe speaker minimizes exposure to uranium and radioactive particles.