Volitile Organic Compounds in our Drinking Water

The following list of volatile organic contaminants are recognized by the EPA as being unsafe in drinking water. I'm providing the health hazards and where each compound enters the water supply.

This time, let's focus on our liver. I'm going to highlight in red all the times that liver problems occurs from these volitile ogranic compounds in our drinking water. If you're at all attached to your liver, you might want to consider protecting it by filtering the water that you drink.

Benzene - Anemia; decrease in blood platelets; increased risk of cancer. Discharge from factories; leaching from gas storage tanks and landfills.

Carbon Tetrachloride - Liver problems; increased risk of cancer. Discharge from chemical plants and other industrial activities.

Chlorobenzene - Liver or kidney problems. Discharge from chemical and agricultural chemical factories.

o-Dichlorobenzene - Liver, kidney, or circulatory system problems. Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

p-Dichlorobenzene - Anemia; liver, kidney or spleen damage; changes in blood. Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

1,1-Dichloroethylene - Liver problems. Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene - Liver problems. Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

trans-1,2-Dicholoroethylene - Liver problems. Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

Dichloromethane - Liver problems; increased risk of cancer. Discharge from drug and chemical factories.

1,2-Dichloroethane - Increased risk of cancer. Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

1,2-Dichloropropane - Increased risk of cancer. Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

Ethylbenzene - Kidney or liver problems. Discharge from petroleum refineries.

Styrene - Liver, kidney, or circulatory system problems. Discharge from rubber and plastic factories; leaching from landfills.

Tetrachloroethylene - Liver problems; increased risk of cancer. Discharge from factories and dry cleaners.

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene - Changes in adrenal glands. Discharge from textile finishing factories.

1,1,1,-Trichloroethane - Liver, nervous system, or circulatory problems. Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories.

1,1,2-Trichloroethane - Liver, kidney, or immune system problems. Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

Trichloroethylene - Liver problems; increased risk of cancer. Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories.

Toluene - Nervous system, kidney, or liver problems. Discharge from petroleum factories.

Vinyl Chloride - Nervous system, kidney, or liver problems. Discharge from petroleum factories.

Xylenes - Nervous system damage. Discharge from petroleum factories; discharge from chemical factories.

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