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www.durhamregion.com PAGE 6THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MARCH 10,2004 Company's water testing method stokes public's fears COMPANY'S from page 1 colouririg and tiny black sprinkles in a glass of water to illustrate the urine and feces my local water-treatment plant was allegedly processing. The sprinkles turned out be chocolate shavings, though Roy didn't indicate that when he did his demonstration. "If we...each take a shot of bleach, we die instantly," Roy said, mixing chlorine chlorine in the water to remove the yellow dye. "If we take a shot of bleach and add it to the water, we just die slowly. "Either way, we die." Health Canada recognizes more studies need to be done on the long-term effects of high-level exposure to chlorine, chlorine, but says "current scientific data shows that the benefits of chlorinating our drinking water (less disease) are much greater than any health risks." Roy then put a four-pronged metal electronic device called a precipitator into the tap and bottled water. He said it would "undissolve" the solids in the water. After a few minutes, the tap water turned a rusty orange colour, while the bottled water went a blackish-brown. Both were filled with small chunks. But the precipitator is what makes water dirty, said the Ministry of the Environment Environment and the Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario in a 'Toronto Star' article. The electrodes -- or the metal prongs -- actually rust and cause the dirt, tests found. The ministry called the tool "deceptive." "I don't think it is deceptive (and) if they think it is...everyone's (got a) right to their own freedom of speech," Mr. Bourjeaurd said. "All we're doing with the precipitator is showing there's dissolved dissolved solids." Roy went on to list the various carcinogens carcinogens in our water: arsenic, barium, lead, uranium, mercury and others. Yet substances such as' arsenic and lead are naturally present in our environment, environment, said Health Canada, and people people are exposed to very, very low levels. Roy also said the Region only tests water once a year and that he had to "fight" to. get copies of the water-quality water-quality reports. Yet Durham water is tested daily, quarterly and yearly, and the test results are well below what the Province allows for safe consumption. The reports are available free to anyone, and are posted online, the Region said. "Durham Region water is safe. All testing results indicate that," said Jurgen Mirsch, the superintendent of the York- Durham environmental water lab. "It's monitored 24/7 for chlorine and has daily checks for water quality." Roy also claimed fluoride was recently recently taken out of children's toothpaste because he claimed it causes cancer, yet the Canadian Dental Association says there is no scientific link between fluoride fluoride and cancer. Some companies have removed fluoride fluoride because children have a tendency to swallow toothpaste, and too much fluoride fluoride can lead to a non-life-threatening disease called fluorosis, which can cause a discolouration of tooth enamel. Roy's claims were allegedly backed up by a binder of reports he said were from a television show and Health Canada. One was a reported experiment that said chickens died of hardened arteries arteries after drinking municipal water. Glacier is not a member of the Water Quality Association, despite the glossy flyer being distributed with WQA's logo stating so. The matter has been forwarded forwarded to WQA's legal counsel, said Mark Rowzec director of education at the WQA. Mr. Rowzee also deals with ethics at WQA, a not-for-profit organization, organization, that represents companies that sell water treatment products. "I'm not concerned about that," Mr. Bourjeaurd said, adding the company "thought we (were) a member" and is in the process of trying to gel "reinstated." The flyer also reads "As seen on Oprah" -- a statement a spokesman at Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions said is not permitted. Mr. Bourjeaurd said the statement was referring to a doctor who has endorsed endorsed Glacier and has been on the show. He said he hadn't seen the flyers, though the Oshawa store manager said they came from the manufacturer and head office in Newmarket, where Mr. Bourjeaurd is based. The presentation left Mark (73) and Julie (68) Jones* of north Oshawa disgusted. disgusted. "I'm a little angry inside that they're trying to pull a fast one," Mr. Jones said. "It's a scare lactic to scare people into investing in this when they can't afford it and don't need it." Mrs. Smith agreed. "If the same amount of pressure was put on a senior, they're (Glacier) is going to terrify them," she said, adding she asked four times if the person was selling something and was repeatedly told no. "Someone comes in and says poison again and againjiowjmnyjuuc before you start to ""™™"™ believe it?" Mr. Bourjeaurd said Glacier employees employees would never misrepresent themselves, and those who may have made "liquid poison" references would be reprimanded. reprimanded. 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