What is in your water that could harm your health?
Were you aware that municipal water districts use various disinfectants to render your tap water relatively safe. The municipalities responsibility is to provide you ‘potable’ water. Due to aging infrastructure, ground water leaching, industrial run off, etc, the water that comes from your faucet may have dangerous contaminants. Click this link to see a report of your water contaminants for your zip code.
What is in your water that could harm your health?
Were you aware that municipal water districts use various disinfectants to render your tap water relatively safe. The municipalities responsibility is to provide you ‘potable’ water. Due to aging infrastructure, ground water leaching, industrial run off, etc, the water that comes from your faucet may have dangerous contaminants. Click this link to see a report of your water contaminants for your zip code.
Dangerous water in the news
Disinfectants water
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Potable water
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Water quality test
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Common water contaminants
Disinfectant agents/byproducts:
Disinfectant agents/ by products:
The 2 most common disinfecting agents used by municipalities to ‘clean’ your water are Chlorine and Chloramine. These chemicals create byproducts which can be measured. Discover what these byproducts are and how they affect your family’s health.
The 2 most common disinfecting agents used by municipalities to ‘clean’ your water are Chlorine and Chloramine. These chemicals create byproducts which can be measured. Discover what these byproducts are and how they affect your family’s health.
1. Haloacetic acids:
Haloacetic acids are formed when disinfectants such as chlorine are added to tap water. The group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards includes monochloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, monobromoacetic acid and dibromoacetic acid.
2.Trihalomethanes:
Trihalomethanes are cancer-causing contaminants that form during water treatment with chlorine and other disinfectants. The total trihalomethanes group includes four chemicals: chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform.
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Haloacetic acids:
Haloacetic acids are formed when disinfectants such as chlorine are added to tap water. The group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards includes monochloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, monobromoacetic acid and dibromoacetic acid.
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Trihalomethanes:
Trihalomethanes are cancer-causing contaminants that form during water treatment with chlorine and other disinfectants. The total trihalomethanes group includes four chemicals: chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform.
Did you know?
You don’t have to drink your tap water to be exposed.
Shower/bath
Dishwasher
Clothes washer
Ice machine
