Fight Pollution With Doulton Water Filters and Purification Systems

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Are You Drinking Pollution Or Clean Water?

The Safe Drinking Water Act requires EPA to identify pollution in drinking water that may adversely effect human health. Listed in the table below are some contaminants that EPA regulates because they can be found in drinking water. Prolonged exposure to these contaminants above the level set by EPA may cause the health problems listed. The table also lists likely sources of these pollutants. With this information in mind, we recommend installing a water filter, purification or treatment system in your home. Doulton filters are very easy to install and help you save money over the cost of bottled water too.

Possible Health Effects

Type	Contaminant	Possible Health Effects	Sources of Contaminant in Drinking Water
Microbiological	Cryptosporidium	Cryptosporidosis	Human and animal fecal wastes
	Giardia	Gastroenteric disease	Human and animal fecal wastes
	Coliform bacteria	Gastroenteric disease, including dysentery, cholera	Human and animal fecal wastes
Inorganic chemicals	Asbestos	Cancer	Natural deposits; asbestos cement in water systems
	Barium	Circulatory system effects	Natural deposits; pigments, epoxy sealant, spent coal
	Cadmium	Kidney effects	Galvanized pipe corrosion; natural deposits; batteries, paints
	Fluoride	Skeletal and dental damage (tooth discoloration)	Natural deposits; fertilizer, aluminum industry; drinking water additive
	Lead	Kidney and nervous system damage	Natural/industrial deposits; plumbing, solder, brass alloy faucets
	Mercury (inorganic)	Kidney, nervous system disorders	Crop runoff; natural deposits; batteries, electrical switches
	Nitrate	Methemoglobulinemia (Blue Baby Syndrome)	Animal waste, fertilizer, natural deposits, septic tanks, sewage
	Selenium	Liver damage	Natural deposits; mining, smelting, coal/oil combustion
Organic chemicals	Alachlor	Cancer	Runoff from herbicide on corn, soybeans, and other crops
	Atrazine	Mammary gland tumors	Runoff from use as herbicide on corn and non-cropland
	Benzene	Cancer	Gasoline, drugs, pesticides, paint, plastic industries
	Carbon Tetrachloride	Cancer	Solvents and their degradation products
	Dioxin	Cancer	Chemical production by-product; impurity in herbicides
	Endrin	Liver, kidney, heart damage	Pesticide on insects, rodents, birds; restricted since 1980
	Lindane	Liver, kidney, nervous, immune, circulatory system effects	Insecticide on cattle, lumber, gardens; restricted since 1983
	Methoxychlor	Growth, liver, kidney, nerve effects	Insecticide for fruits, vegetables, alfalfa, livestock, pets
	PCBs	Cancer	Coolant oils from electrical transformers; plasticizers
	Styrene	Liver and nervous system damage	Plastics, rubber, resin, drug industries; leachate from city landfills
	Toluene	Liver, kidney, nervous and circulatory system effects	Gasoline additive; manufacturing and solvent operations
	Total Trihalomethanes	Cancer	Drinking water chlorination by-products
	Vinyl Chloride	Cancer	May leach from PVC pipe; formed by solvent break down
Source: EPA, National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Standards

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