Industrial Pollutants
Nearby factories and chemical plants may leak industrial pollutants like asbestos in your drinking water.1
Industrial water pollution can include chemicals with names that are hard to pronounce like carbon tetrachloride and benzene.2
But the potential health effects of excessive or long-term exposure that these types of pollutants can have on you are even harder to swallow. Long-term exposure to excessive amounts of these chemicals can cause anemia, decrease in blood platelets, liver problems3 and even increased risk of cancer.2
PUR and Industrial Pollutants
That's why it's so important to us, at PUR, to create products that provide you and your family with the clean water they deserve. PUR water filters can reduce up to 10x more contaminants than the leading filtration brand's pitcher.4
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS IN WATER AND THEIR POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON YOUR HEALTH
Asbestos
Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral. Drinking water containing excessive levels of asbestos may increase risk for benign intestinal polyps.1
Carbon Tetrachloride
Carbon tetrachloride is a chemical discharged from chemical plants and other industrial activities. Ingesting water with excessive levels of carbon tetrachloride can cause liver problems.2
Ethylbenzene
Ethylbenzene is a chemical discharged from petroleum plants. Excessive exposure to ethylbenzene can cause liver or kidney problems.6
o-Dichlorobenzene
o-Dichlorobenzene is a chemical discharged from chemical factories. Exposure to excessive levels of this chemical in drinking water can cause liver, kidney or circulatory system problems.8
Toluene
Toluene is a chemical discharged from petroleum factories. Exposure to excessive levels of this chemical in drinking water can cause liver, kidney or nervous system problems.10
VOCs
VOCs, or Volatile Organic Chemicals, are a group of chemicals used as solvents in many industrial and household products. VOCs can enter the groundwater when they are improperly discarded. The health effects of drinking water containing excess VOC levels vary from headache, nausea and dizziness to liver damage and memory impairment.11
Benzene
Benzene is a chemical that leaches into the water supply from factory runoff, gas storage tanks and landfills. It's been linked to anemia, decrease in blood platelets and an increased risk of cancer.3
Chlorobenzene
Chlorobenzene is a chemical found in dyestuffs and insecticides. It's also used as a solvent. Drinking water contaminated with high levels of this chemical can cause liver, kidney and central nervous system damage.5
MTBE
MTBE is a chemical used to increase the oxygen content of fuel. MTBE can contaminate water supplies by storage tank leaks, pipelines, spills, marine engine emissions and to some extent from deposition.7
Tetrachloroethylene
Tetrachloroethylene is a chemical used primarily in dry cleaning. It gets into water supplies through emissions. Drinking water contaminated with high levels of this chemical can cause liver, kidney and central nervous system damage.9
Trichloroethylene
Trichloroethylene is a chemical used mainly as a solvent to remove grease from machine parts. Exposure to excessive levels of this chemical in drinking water can cause liver problems and increase the risk of cancer.11
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1 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/asbestos.cfm
2 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/carbon-tetrachloride.cfm
3 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/benzene.cfm
4 Based on comparison of a 3 Stage Faucet Mount Filter – model RF 9999 vs. leading competitor's model OB03 pitcher filter. As of 4/1/10; seeking certification is brand's choice.
5 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/chlorobenzene.cfm
6 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/ethylbenzene.cfm
7 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/unregulated/mtbe.cfm
8 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/o-dichlorobenzene.cfm
9 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/tetrachloroethylene.cfm
10 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/toluene.cfm
11 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/trichloroethylene.cfm
1 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/asbestos.cfm
2 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/carbon-tetrachloride.cfm
3 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/benzene.cfm
4 Based on comparison of a 3 Stage Faucet Mount Filter – model RF 9999 vs. leading competitor's model OB03 pitcher filter. As of 4/1/10; seeking certification is brand's choice.
5 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/chlorobenzene.cfm
6 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/ethylbenzene.cfm
7 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/unregulated/mtbe.cfm
8 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/o-dichlorobenzene.cfm
9 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/tetrachloroethylene.cfm
10 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/toluene.cfm
11 http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/trichloroethylene.cfm