Is your tap water sweet? It could be due to the environmental build up of sucralose (a synthetic chlorinated carbohydrate called 1,6-Dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoside), which doesn't decompose readily in the environment.

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/sucr...-million-people

It makes one wonder how many folks the chemical has past through previously? eek

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucralose

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Environmental effects

According to one study, sucralose is digestible by a number of microorganisms and is broken down once released into the environment.[27] However, measurements by the Swedish Environmental Research Institute have shown that wastewater treatment has little effect on sucralose, which is present in wastewater effluents at levels of several micrograms/litre.[28] There are no known eco-toxicological effects at such levels, but the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency warns that there may be a continuous increase in levels if the compound is only slowly degraded in nature.


Edited by Am_Fear_Liath_Mor (09/28/11 11:35 PM)