MANGANESE IN TAP WATER

The title of the article in the K-W Record on Tuesday Sept. 21/10 was "Manganese in tap water affects kids IQ" written by Cheryl Ubelacker. I believe there was also a second followup article yesterday . The Region of Waterloo unfortunately have had manganese in their tap water for decades and the most obvious symptoms have been discoloured water and stained laundry as a result. The Region through swabbing of pipelines have attempted to remove both manganese and iron from our water. What is most interesting to me is the Region's long time stance that manganese is strictly an aesthetic issue not a health issue in it's own right. Apparently this may not be accurate. Please read my postings in the Cambridge Advocate (my nom de plume is agm).