Five Myths about Water About 60 percent of an average adult
man's weight is water. About 50 percent of an average adult
woman's weight is water. But is the water you drink giving you
something you don't need—like lead poisoning, harmful E. coli
bacteria, or dangerous chemicals? More of us are asking that
question. The Water Quality Association, a nonprofit group
representing the water treatment industry, found in a recent
survey that nearly three-quarters of us worry about our drinking
water supplies. The United States has probably done better than
any other nation in making water safe to drink. Yet some experts
agree that consumer concern is not unfounded. Tap into these
water myths Myth: Drinking water can't cause health problems.
Reality: A link between synthetic chemicals, such as pesticides,
insecticides, fungicides, and dry-cleaning agents, in our water
and cancer in humans hasn't yet been proven. However, some
naturally occurring chemicals in the water supply have been
clearly shown to cause cancer in