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Ridiculous. First off, evidence that Seattle water is unsafe? Second, brita is useless http://www.naturalnews.com/046536_water_filters_heavy_metals_lab_results

• datashaman 11y ago
  you're using 'natural news' as a source? this is one of the worst sites on the internet, literally riddled with unproven BS.
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• akg_67 11y ago
  From another poster "Nassim Taleb taught me that the absence of known danger is not the same as safety."
• jcranmer 11y ago
  I wouldn't trust that link. The end of the article contains a pitch for a dietary supplement, which is a giant red flag to me. The fact that the sidebar lists conspiracy theories such as "Obama is a sleeper agent" and "San Bernadino was a false-flag" is basically guilt by association.
• rgbrenner 11y ago
  I won't jump in on criticizing naturalnews. but: To conduct the tests, we created a multi-element "spike" solution containing from 1300 ppb to 2300 ppb concentrations of each of the tested elements. The EPA limit for lead is 15 ppb. So the test is 80-150x the limit. This is 4-8x what's been seen in Flint (up to 20x the limit). It should not be surprising that these filters were overwhelmed. Depending on which element is being tested.. this 1300-2300 represents significantly more than or less than EPA limits. This was a very sloppy test.. and it would be difficult to draw conclusions from it.