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Is Your Drinking Water Giving You Diabetes?
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A press release in August of this year
announced findings by the U.S.
Government linking low-level amounts of
arsenic in drinking water to Type 2
Diabetes. The U.S. Government will
continue to research this matter. Many
Municipalities in the U.S. are already
implementing solutions to reduce arsenic
in potable water. 788 adults were
underwent medical tests which showed a
4X increase in the risk of Type 2
Diabetes in people with low arsenic
concentrations in their urine. Studies
in foreign countries have showed similar
results. These findings also appear in
the Journal of the American Medical
Association.
DMI-65
Media has been proven to remove arsenic
from water down to < 1 part per billion
(PPB). The current Drinking Water
Standard for arsenic in the U.S. is 10
PPB. DMI-65 is an infused silica sand
material that acts as an oxidation
catalyst and has a life expectancy of
5-7 years. DMI-65 is a simple and cost
effective way of removing arsenic and
other metals from drinking water. It was
developed in Japan over twenty (20)
years ago and has been used in Municipal
Plants around the world since then.
DMI-65 is manufactured in Australia and
became available in the U.S. about a
year and a half ago. K2O Consulting can
run on-site pilot testing and provide
filtration systems for arsenic removal
using the DMI-65 Media. Another benefit
of DMI-65 is that existing manganese
green sand filter systems can easily be
converted to accommodate the use of
DMI-65. For additional information,
please contact K2O Consulting. |
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