The Five Most Harmful Chemicals Found in Tap Water

Harmful chemicals are in your supposedly safe drinking water, do you know? The government has never tried to hide the fact that there are chemicals found in tap water. Government officials like to focus on chemicals that they consider helpful such as fluoride. Since fluoride is needed to protect teeth from decay, this emphasis had kept many homeowners from using filtered tap water to protect their family. Not only can fluoride, which does have some benefits, be found in tap water, but also you can find more harmful chemicals and additives. Listed are the 5 most dangerous chemicals found in tap water supplies across the world.

1. Chlorine

Yes, this chemical kills bacteria in swimming pools and in your drinking water. Your skin and hair is also dried out by this chemical. The lotion industry stays afloat because this drying chemical is in most water supplies.

2. Lead

This is one of the most dangerous chemicals found in tap water. The EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, states that too much lead in your body can cause serious damage to the kidneys, nervous system, brain, and red blood cells. Many times the lead can come from, not the water supply, but from your own home. Unusually high levels of lead can be caused by your pipes, and this does not matter how new or old they are or whether they are made out of copper or lead. The use of filtered tap water is the only way to remove this chemical.

3. Pesticides

Over the past 20 years, scientists say that more pesticides are seeping into the ground water supply. Little is known about the long-term effects of minimum exposure to pesticides while local governments make great strides to keep the pesticide levels known. Exposure could lead to chronic health problems.

4. Benzene

Studies have identified this chemical as a carcinogen and have even gone as far to say it could be a factor in leukemia. Benzene, which can be found in cigarette smoke as well as added to gas to increase it octane level, can be found in your water. In order to help eliminate this chemical it is advisable to drink filtered tap water.

5. More heavy metals. Arsenic, mercury and cadmium

These chemicals can seep into a water supply and can go undetected. Urban areas are particularly vulnerable. Nervous system damage, cancer, and in some cases, death, are all results of heavy metals. The long term effects of these chemicals found in tap water are still being researched and studied.

Many people have likely been surprised by this information. So what are you waiting for? Is it your desire to expose your family to these chemicals? Or do you want to provide your family with safe, filtered tap water? Installing a water purifier is easier than you think. This is the only guaranteed way to protect your family from the chemicals found in tap water.

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