Introduction

Here you will find additional information that completes the O2WaterClean basic story, drawing the information from different articles and web sites.

 

Levels of contamination/Need to react

- How contaminated is Dental Water? Read more

- What the American Dental Association said about dental water contamination. Read more

- The American Dental Association most recent (1999) public statement about dental water contamination.. Read more

- What the CDC (Center for Disease Control) says about dental water contamination. Read more

- Position Paper of the Organization for Safety & Asepsis (OSAP), the specialized experts, on Dental Waterlines Contamination. Read More

- "How to find out about the quality of the water in your community" Read More

- Reaction to California Bill initiative to regulate bacteria contamination Read more

- Investigative reporting TV shows about problem of bacteria in dental water lines:

-.ABC 20/20 show of Feb. 18, 2000

- CBS This Morning: Oct 11-12 1999

- Contamination of City Water. Read more

 

Nature of contamination/ Problems with decontamination

-"What being in a biofilm means to bacteria" according to the Center for Biofilm Engineering: Read more

- "The unhappy choice between bacteria and poison (desinfectants)" Read More

-The dangers of Chlorine: Read more

- Chlorine and Cryptosporidium Read more

- The dangers of Dioxin (a toxic byproduct of Chlorine): Read more

- Chloramine can assist chlorine in controlling bacteria but constitutes a great danger to the integrity of water lines. Read more

- Carbon Filters get clogged with bacteria Read more

 

Bacteria in the Mouth/ Level of Danger

- Heterotrophic Bacteria. How much a threat? Read more

- Oral Health is also general health from the perspective of the Mouth or how the mouth can affect general health: Read more

- Gum Disease, and Heart Disease. Read more

- Stanford Researchers found over 500 bacteria in your mouth? Read more

- BBC on the Super Bug (resistant to the most powerful antibiotics) carried by people without their knowledge and transferred through surgery Read more

- Alarming increase of Super Bug in New Zealand. Read More

 

Other Background Papers on Desinfection

- The case against Fluoride in Water. Read more

- Cryptosporidium - The Disease Read more

 

Bottled Water

- What NIH says about the quality of Bottled Water. Read more

- Misleading Bottled Water Labeling and Marketing Read more

- Gaping Holes in Government Bottled Water Regulation Read more

 

General Information on Water

- "The Mayo Clinic on water" Read More

- "Www.watermagazine.com" Read More

- "Water Science for Schools"Read More