Academy of Sciences study in October 2001 showed that the risk of developing lung cancer by drinking this water is much higher than previously thought.
In March 2001, the Agency for the Protection of the Environment has suspended the initiative of former President Clinton, who proposed to reduce the existing standards for levels of arsenic in drinking water from 50 ppb to 10 ppb. In many civilized countries there are established standards of 10 ppb, and only the United States has not yet reached this standard. It is planned that by 2006 a new standard to become a reality, reports Discoveryhealth.com.
Source: ROL 