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PESTICIDES
Contaminant |
Health
Effects |
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Benzene
Chlordane
cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene
Endrin
Ethylbenzene
Heptachlor
Heptachlor Epoxide
Lindane
Methoxychlor
Toxaphene |
Cancer, leukemia, and anemia
Nervous system and muscle damage; cancer
Bladder and kidney damage
Nervous system, kidney, liver , heart damage; anemia, cancer
Nervous system, liver , kidney damage
Cancer
Cancer
Nervous system, liver, kidney damage
Nervous system, kidney, liver damage; anemia, cancer
Endocrine Disrupter, cancer |
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HERBICIDES
Contaminant |
Health
Effects |
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Alachlor
Atrazine
2,4-D
Dinoseb
Pentachlorophenol
2,4,5-TP(Silvex)
Simazine |
Cancer; nervous system damage
Cancer; nervous system and mammary glands damage
Liver and kidney damage
Thyroid, reproductive organ damage
Liver and kidney damage; cancer
Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage; cancer
Nervous system damage; cancer |
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CHEMICALS
Contaminant |
Health
Effects |
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Benzene
Bromodichloromethane(TTHM)
Bromoform (TTHM)
Carbofuran(Furadan)
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene(Monochlorobenzene)
Chloroform (TTHM)
Dibromochloromethane (TTHM)
DBCP (Dibromochloropropane)
o-Dichlorobenzene
p-Dichlorobenzene
(para-Dichlorobenzene)
1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) |
Cancer, leukemia, and anemia
Cancer; nervous system and muscle damage
Cancer; nervous system and muscle damage
Nervous system, kidney, reproductive system, and liver damage; anemia.
leukemia
Cancer
Nervous system, kidney, liver damage
Nervous system and muscle damage; cancer
Cancer; nervous system and muscle damage
Reproductive system damage; cancer
Cancer, Kidney, liver, and lung damage
Cancer
Cancer |
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1,1-Dichloroethane
(1,1-DCA)
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (Propylene
Dichloride)1
1,1-Dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE)
cis 1,2-Dichloroethylene
1,2-Dichloropropane
Ethylbenzene
EDB (Ethylene Dibromide)
Hexachlorobutadiene(Perchlorobutadiene)
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
meta-Xylene
o-Xylene (Ortho-Xylene)
para-Xylene |
Liver, kidney,
and nervous system damage
Liver, kidney, nervous, circulatory
Cancer, kidney, and liver damage
Liver, kidneys, nervous & circulatory systems damage
Nervous system, kidney, and liver damage
Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage
Reproductive and other organ damage
Pending study
Kidney and stomach damage
Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes
Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes
Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes |
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Polychlorinated
biphenyls(PCBs)
Styrene
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene (Methylbenzene)
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
1,1,1-Trichloroethane(1,1,1-TCA)
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Trichloroethylene (TCE)
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Endocrine
Disrupter; cancer
Nervous system, kidney, and liver damage
Pending study
Nervous system damage; cancer
Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage
Liver and kidney damage
Nervous system and liver damage
Kidney, liver, and Nervous system damage
Cancer
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Contaminant |
Health
Effects |
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Disinfection By-Products
(DBPs; VOCs)
Chloropicrin
Haloacetonitriles
(Bromochloroacetonitrile, Dibromoacetonitrile, Dichloroacetonitrile,
Tricholoroacetonitrile)
Haloketones (HK)
(1,1-Dichloro-2-Propanone, 1,1-Trichloro-2-Propanone)
Trihalomethanes
(Bromodicloromethane, Bromoform,
Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane) |
Pending Study.
Fumigant; soil insecticide; war gas
Pending Study.
Pending Study
Cancer and other effects; reproductive problems
Cancer, liver, kidney, and reproductive problems
Cancer, nervous system, liver, and kidney effects
Cancer, liver, kidney and reproductive problems
Nervous system, liver, kidney, reproductive effects
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CYSTS
Contaminant |
Health
Effects |
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Cryptosporidium
Giardia |
Gastroenteric diseases
Gastroenteric diseases |
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HEAVY
METALS
Contaminant |
Health
Effects |
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Lead (pH 6.5 and pH 8.5)
Mercury |
Nervous system and kidney damage; highly toxic to
infants and pregnant women Kidney, nervous system disorders |
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INORGANICS
Contaminant |
Health
Effects |
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Asbestos
Turbidity |
Cancer
Interferes with disinfection, disinfection by-products |
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AESTHETIC
TREATMENT
Contaminant |
Health
Effects |
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Chlorine
Chloramines*
Particulate Matter
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None Known; however, creates disinfection
by-products that have been linked to cancer.
None Known; however, consumers advised not to use water that contains
chloramines for home dialysis machines or aquariums and ponds.
None Known |
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