Drinking Water Filter Systems, Drinking Water Safety
Health Effects of Water Pollutants
Health Effects of Water Pollutants
The company's Drinking Water Systems are certified to reduce over 50 contaminants of health concern plus chlorine, chloromine (chlorine & ammonia) and Particulate Matter. Included herein is an up-to-date Performance Data Sheet which includes the contaminants for which their Drinking Water Systems have been tested and certified. In addition, below is a summary of the listed contaminants with a brief description of the health concerns which could be caused by drinking water containing those contaminants.
Contaminants Reduced
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Contaminant Type of Contaminant Health Effects
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Alachlor Herbicides/Organic Cancer; nervous system
damage
Asbestos Inorganic Cancer
Atrazine Herbicides/Organic Cancer; nervous system
and mammary glands damage
Benzene VOC Cancer, leukemia,
and anemia
Bromodichloromethane (TTHM) VOC/THM Nervous system, muscle
damage; cancer
Bromoform (TTHM) VOC/THM Nervous system, muscle
damage; cancer
Carbofuran (Furadan) Pesticides/Organic Nervous system, kidney,
reproductive system, and
liver damage; anemia,
leukemia
Carbon Tetrachloride VOC Cancer
Chlorobenzene VOC Nervous system, kidney,
(Monochlorobenzene) liver damage
Chloroform (TTHM) VOC/THM Nervous system and muscle
damage; cancer
Cryptosporidium Human & animal Gastroenteric diseases
fecal waste
Cysts (Giardia, Protozoan, Human & animal Gastroenteric diseases
Cryptosporidium) fecal waste
2,4-D Pesticides/Organic Liver and kidney damage
DBCP (Dibromochloropropane) Fumigant Reproductive system
damage; cancer
Dibromochloromethane (TTHM) VOC/THM Nervous system and
muscle damage, cancer
o-Dichlorobenzene VOC Kidney, liver, and lung
(1,2-Dichlorobenzene) damage
p-Dichlorobenzene VOC Cancer
(para-Dichlorobenzene)
l,l-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA) VOC Liver, kidney, and
nervous system damage
1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) VOC Cancer
trans-1,2-Dichloroethane VOC Pending study
1,1-Dichloroethylene VOC Cancer, kidney, and
(1,1-DCE) liver damage
cis 1,2-Dichloroethylene VOC Liver, kidneys, nervous &
circulatory system damage
1,2-Dichloropropane VOC Cancer, kidneys, and
(Propylene Dichloride) liver damage
cis-1,3-Dichloropropane Pesticides Bladder and kidney damage
Dinoseb Pesticides/Organic Thyroid, reproductive
organ damage
EDB (Ethyl Dibromide) Pesticides Reproductive and other
organ damage
Endrin Pesticides/Organic Nervous system, kidney,
liver damage; anemia,
cancer, heart damage
Ethylbenzene Organic Nervous system, liver,
and kidney damage
Giardia Human & animal Gastroenteric diseases
fecal waste
Heptachlor Pesticides/Organic Cancer
Heptachlor Epoxide Pesticides/Organic Cancer
Hexachlorobutadiene VOC Pending study
(Perchlorobutadiene)
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene VOC Kidney and stomach damage
Lead (pH 6.5 and pH 8.5) Heavy Metal Nervous system and kidney
damage; highly toxic to
infants & pregnant women
Lindane Pesticides/Organic Nervous system, liver,
kidney damage
Mercury (pH 6.5 and pH 8.5) Heavy Metal Nervous system and kidney
damage; highly toxic to
infants & pregnant women
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether VOC Suspected chemical
(MTBE) carcinogen
Methoxychlor Pesticides/Organic Nervous system, kidney,
liver damage; anemia,
cancer
Pentachlorophenol Herbicides/Organic Liver and kidney damage;
cancer
Simazine Herbicides/Organic Nervous system damage;
cancer
Styrene VOC Nervous system, kidney,
and liver damage
l,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane VOC Pending study
Tetrachloroethylene VOC Nervous system damage;
cancer
Toluene (Methylbenzene) VOC Nervous system, liver,
and kidney damage
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) Pesticides Nervous system, liver,
and kidney damage; cancer
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene Pesticides Liver and kidney damage
1,1,1-Trichloroethane VOC Nervous system and liver
(1,1,1-TCA) damage
1,1,2-Trichloroethane Pesticides Kidney, liver, & Nervous
system damage
Trichloroethylene (TCE) VOC Cancer
Trihalomethanes VOC, Disinfection Cancer; nervous system &
by-product muscle damage
(TTHM; Chloroform;
Bromoform;
Bromodichloromethane;
Dibromochloromethane)
Turbidity Coliform, Interferes with dis-
surface water infection, related to dis-
treatment infection by-products
meta-Xylene Pesticides Nervous system, liver,
kidneys, lungs, & mucous
membranes
o-Xylene (Ortho-Xylene) Pesticides Nervous system, liver,
kidneys, lungs, & mucous
membranes
para-Xylene Pesticides Nervous system, liver,
kidneys, lungs, & mucous
membranes
VOC = Volatile Organic Chemicals
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