That's from an article on the Environmental Working Groups website. It seems that water companies in most states don't even have to report chromium-6 in their yearly water quality reports. What's the over all picture look like in the US? Here's a map. Click it to big it.
I checked my water companies website and there is no mention of chromium-6 anywhere. The link above has a link to a petition site to try and get the water companies to at least report it. You should at least know if you're drinking chromium-6. Hey, maybe it adds a unique taste to the water.
Here's some additional reading. A CNN article when all this was news. It's not news anymore because
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I almost swore off H2O when I read the label on the box of the replacement water filter for my refrigerator and saw all the hideous things it guaranteed to remove from my chilled water and ice. I think I'll just stick with gin.
B - Water is just plain nasty stuff.
I tried Bilbo's plan and did the all Vodka cleanse. That didn't last long. I think the trick is a good balance heavy on the distilled liquor that can clean out the water toxins.
K - Distilling fixes everything.
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