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Health Effects, Water & Health
Health Effects Of Water Pollutants
Multipure Drinking Water Systems reduce a wide range of contaminants of health concern. Below is a summary of the tested contaminants and their noted health effects. Please check Performance Data Sheet for specific claims for your model.
Arsenic Rule
| Arsenic V | Cancer risk/cardiovascular and dermal effects |
Pesticides
| 2,4-D | Nervous system, Liver and kidney damage |
| Carbofuran(Furadan) | Nervous system, kidney, reproductive system, and liver damage; anemia, leukemia |
| Chlordane | Nervous system and muscle damage; cancer |
| cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene | Bladder and kidney damage |
| Endrin | Nervous system, kidney, liver, heart damage; anemia, cancer |
| Heptachlor | Cancer |
| Heptachlor Epoxide | Cancer |
| Lindane | Nervous system, liver, kidney damage |
| Methoxychlor | Nervous system, kidney, liver damage; anemia, cancer |
| Toxaphene | Endocrine Distruptor, cancer |
Herbicides
| Alachlor | Cancer; nervous system damage |
| Atrazine | Cancer; nervous system and mammary glands damage |
| Dinoseb | Thyroid, reproductive organ damage |
| Pentachlorophenol | Liver and kidney damage; cancer |
| 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) | Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage; cancer |
| Simazine | Nervous system damage; cancer |
Chemicals
| Benzene | Cancer, leukemia, and anemia |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | Cancer |
| Chlorobenzene (Monochlorobenzene) | Nervous system, kidney, liver damage |
| DBCP (Dibromochloropropane) | Reproductive system damage; cancer |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Cancer, Kidney, liver, and lung damage |
| p-Dichlorobenzene (para-Dichlorobenzene) | Cancer |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) | Cancer |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Liver, kidney, nervous, circulatory system damage |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE) | Cancer, kidney, and liver damage |
| cis 1,2-Dichloroethylene | Liver, kidney, nervous & circulatory system damage |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Nervous system, kidney, and liver damage |
| Ethylbenzene | Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage |
| EDB (Ethylene Dibromide) | Reproductive and other organ damage |
| Hexachlorobutadiene (Perchlorobutadiene) | Pending study |
| meta-Xylene | Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes |
| Methyl Tert Butyl Ether (MTBE) | Lymphoma, leukemia, testicular tumors, thyroid tumors, kidney tumors |
| o-Xylene (Ortho-Xylene) | Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes |
| para-Xylene | Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | Endocrine Distruptor; cancer |
| Styrene | Nervous system, kidney, and liver damage |
| 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane | Pending study |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Nervous system damage; cancer |
| Toluene (Methylbenzene) | Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Liver and kidney damage |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA) | Nervous system and liver damage |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Kidney, liver, and Nervous system damage |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | Cancer |
Disinfection by Products
| Chloropicrin | Pending study. Fumigant; soil insecticide; war gas |
| Haloacetonitriles Bromochloroacetonitrile Dibromoacetonitrile Dichloroacetonitrile Trichloroacetonitrile) |
Pending study |
| Haloketones (HK) 1,1-Dichloro-2-Propanone 1,1,-Trichloro-2-Propanone |
Pending study |
| Tribromoacetic Acid | Pending study |
| Trihalomethanes (THMs; TTHMs) Bromodichloromethane Bromoform Chloroform Dibromochloromethane |
Cancer and other effects; reproductive problems Cancer, liver, kidney and reproductive problems Cancer, nervous system, liver, and kidney effects Cancer, liver, kidney, and reproductive effects Nervous system, liver, kidney, reproductive effects |
Cysts
| Cryptosporidium | Gastroenteric diseases |
| Giardia | Gastroenteric diseases |
Heavy Metals
| Lead | Nervous system and kidney damage; highly toxic to infants and pregnant women |
| Mercury | Kidney, nervous system disorders |
Inorganics
| Asbestos | Cancer |
| Turbidity | Interferes with disinfection, related to disinfection by-products |
Aesthetic Ttreatment
| Chlorine | None Known; however, creates disinfection by-products that have been linked to cancer |
| Chloramine | None Known; however, consumers advised not to use water that contains chloramines for home dialysis machines or aquariums & ponds |
| Particulate Matter | None Known |
Inorganics(Reduced Only by Multipure’s MP750Plus RO)
| Barium | Circulatory/ gastrointestinal effects |
| Cadmium | Liver/ kidney/ bone/ circulatory effects |
| Copper | Gastrointestinal/liver/kidney effects |
| Fluoride | Skeletal effects |
| Hexavalent Chromium | Cancer and damage to mucous membranes |
| Nitrate/ Nitrite | Methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) |
| Perchlorate (man-made anion) | Interferes with the function of the thyroid |
| Radium 226/228 | Cancer |
| Selenium | Nervous system/kidney/liver/circulatory effects |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | Aesthetic effect |
| Trivalent Chromium | Cancer and damage to mucous membranes |
