IncredibowlBoss
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I recently had the opportunity to do a little upgrading in my garden and decided to step up my water filtration with a Pure Water Products garden hose filter (http://www.purewaterproducts.com/gardenhosefilters.htm). Its a badass filter that's come highly recommended, so I was psyched to get it set up. I connected a heavy duty garden hose I picked up from Home Depot and immediately noticed that the water coming out the other end smelled STRONGLY like garden hose.
This got me suspicious, so I started doing a little research and found some articles that seemed to confirm my suspicions (that garden hose water can contain high levels of PCBs), and added some new concerns (100-times the allowable level of lead in drinking water!). Here's some articles for review:
http://containergardening.about.com/od/greencontainergardening/a/Gardenhose.htm
Toxic Garden Hose Water: Drinking From Common Water Hoses Potentially Dangerous, Study Finds
2012 Garden Products Study
It goes without saying that this seems like a cause for concern, so I did a little research on possible solutions, and I found these hoses:
The Armadillo Garden Hose (pricey!)
The Gator Hyde Hose
Does anyone out there have any insight on the potential problems from toxic hoses and/or a recommendation of a good replacement hose (whether one of the above or a different one)?
This got me suspicious, so I started doing a little research and found some articles that seemed to confirm my suspicions (that garden hose water can contain high levels of PCBs), and added some new concerns (100-times the allowable level of lead in drinking water!). Here's some articles for review:
http://containergardening.about.com/od/greencontainergardening/a/Gardenhose.htm
Toxic Garden Hose Water: Drinking From Common Water Hoses Potentially Dangerous, Study Finds
2012 Garden Products Study
It goes without saying that this seems like a cause for concern, so I did a little research on possible solutions, and I found these hoses:
The Armadillo Garden Hose (pricey!)
The Gator Hyde Hose
Does anyone out there have any insight on the potential problems from toxic hoses and/or a recommendation of a good replacement hose (whether one of the above or a different one)?