subject: How Chloramines in Water Can Damage Your Health and How To Protect Yourself [print this page] How Chloramines in Water Can Damage Your Health and How To Protect Yourself
So should you be concerned about chloramines in water? According to many independent studies, there is cause for alarm, especially as more municipal treatments are starting to use it as their disinfectant of choice.
The problem with chloramines in water is that they combine with other organic matter to form even more dangerous substances. Some examples of these are THMs and rising lead levels.
Chloramine, as you may know, is a mixture of chlorine and ammonia and is thought to be more effective at removing harmful organisms and the reason why many states now use them. However, the fact that they are more effective is widely disputed as very few studies have been done on this toxin.
Many experts feel that it is actually less effective than chlorine and even though chlorine is a toxic substance too, it is one we know a lot about at least.
Chloramines in water can cause many types of respiratory conditions like asthma. In fact a Belgian study showed that an increase in asthma was due to exposure from chloramine in indoor swimming pool areas.
It is also responsible for an increase in skin problems, digestive and gastric conditions along with kidney and blood problems. It is also, like chlorine, particularly harmful when taking a shower as it is converted into chloroform gas and you absorb far more than by drinking lots of unfiltered water.
Another problem you may not be aware of is that chloramines in water are extremely corrosive and leach lead from the pipes. This leads to increased levels of lead which is a toxic substance that causes cancer.
It also means that you will more than likely be replacing your household plumbing more often as the pipes will corrode a lot faster, another thing the municipals have probably failed to mention!
I mentioned THMs earlier as these are by-products of chloramine and again are carcinogenic. So this means that you should remove lead, THMs and chloramine from your water before using it to protect your health.
With the risk so great and the solution so simple, why take the chance?
Home water filtration is the easiest, most effective and most economical way to have safe, healthy water for you and your family.
The only systems that can effectively remove it are activated granular carbon ones that use a twin cartridge system with an ion exchange. The best ones can remove 99% of all the main contaminants to leave you with safe and pure water.
Don't let chloramines in water be a problem for you and invest in the right home filtration to protect you and your family's present and future health.
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