Effects of Contaminants
- Aluminium - A major cause of Alzheimer’s – Added by Municipalities
- Arsenic - Affects dermal & nervous systems – Pesticides & Industrial waste
- Barium - Affects circulatory system – Industrial waste
- Cadmium - Kidney failure, causes anemia – Geological & Mining
- Chlorine - With decaying plant matters & fat, forms Trihalomethanes – Cancer causing & high Cholesterol!! – Added by Municipalities to ”clear” water
- Lead - Central nervous system damage, kidney failure, Toxic to pregnant woman & lowers IQ of children – Lead pipes & solder from copper pipe joints
- Fluoride - Skeletal damage, Cancer – Added by Municipalities
- Mercury - Attacks central nervous system, kidney affects – Geological, paint, paper, vinyl & fungicides
- Nitrates - Cancer & Blue Baby Syndrome – Fertilizer, sewage, feedlots
- Selenium - Gastrointestinal – Geological, mining
(Source : Environmental Protection agency)