PESTICIDES

2,4-D

Carbofuran (Furadan)

Chlordane

cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene

Endrin

Heptachlor

Heptachlor Epoxide

Lindane

Methoxychlor

Toxaphene

Nervous system, Liver and kidney damage

Nervous system, kidney, reproductive system, and liver
damage; anemia, leukemia

Nervous system and muscle damage; cancer

Bladder and kidney damage

Nervous system, kidney, liver, heart damage; anemia, cancer

Cancer

Cancer

Nervous system, liver, kidney damage

Nervous system, kidney, liver damage; anemia, cancer

Endocrine Distruptor, cancer

HERBICIDES

Alachlor

Atrazine

Dinoseb

Pentachlorophenol

2,4,5-TP (Silvex)

Simazine

Cancer; nervous system damage

Cancer; nervous system and mammary glands damage

Thyroid, reproductive organ damage

Liver and kidney damage; cancer

Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage; cancer

Nervous system damage; cancer

CHEMICALS

Benzene

Carbon Tetrachloride

Chlorobenzene (Monochlorobenzene)

DBCP (Dibromochloropropane)
o-Dichlorobenzene

p-Dichlorobenzene (para-Dichlorobenzene)

1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA)

trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

1,1-Dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE)

cis 1,2-Dichloroethylene

1,2-Dichloropropane

Ethylbenzene

EDB (Ethylene Dibromide)

Hexachlorobutadiene (Perchlorobutadiene)

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

meta-Xylene

Methyl Tert Butyl Ether (MTBE)

o-Xylene (Ortho-Xylene)

para-Xylene

Polychlorinated biphenylsPCBs)

Styrene

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

Tetrachloroethylene

Toluene (Methylbenzene)

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA)
1,1,2-Trichloroethane

Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Cancer, leukemia, and anemia

Cancer

Nervous system, kidney, liver damage

Reproductive system damage; cancer

Cancer, Kidney, liver, and lung damage

Cancer

Cancer

Liver, kidney, nervous, circulatory system damage

Cancer, kidney, and liver damage

Liver, kidney, nervous & circulatory system damage

Nervous system, kidney, and liver damage

Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage

Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage

Reproductive and other organ damage

Pending study

Kidney and stomach damage

Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes

Lymphoma, leukemia, testicular tumors, thyroid tumors, kidney tumors

Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes

Nervous system, liver, kidneys, lungs, and mucous membranes

Endocrine Distruptor; cancer

Nervous system, kidney, and liver damage

Pending study

Nervous system damage; cancer

Nervous system, liver, and kidney damage

Liver and kidney damage

Nervous system and liver damage

Kidney, liver, and Nervous system damage

Cancer

DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS
(DBPs; VOCs)

Chloropicrin

Haloacetonitriles

• Bromochloroacetonitrile
• Dibromoacetonitrile
• Dichloroacetonitrile
• Trichloroacetonitrile)

Haloketones (HK)

• 1,1-Dichloro-2-Propanone
• 1,1,-Trichloro-2-Propanone

Tribromoacetic Acid

Trihalomethanes (THMs; TTHMs)

Bromodichloromethane

Bromoform

Chloroform

Dibromochloromethane

Pending study. Fumigant; soil insecticide; war gas

Pending study

Pending study

Pending study

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

Giardia

Gastroenteric diseases

Gastroenteric diseases

HEAVY METALS

Lead

Mercury

Nervous system and kidney damage;
highly toxic to infants and pregnant women

Kidney, nervous system disorders

INORGANICS

Asbestos

Turbidity

Cancer

Interferes with disinfection, related to disinfection by-products

AESTHETIC TREATMENT

Chlorine

Chloramine

Particulate

None Known; however, creates disinfection by-products that have been linked to cancer

None Known; however, consumers advised not to use water that contains chloramines for home dialysis machines or aquariums & ponds

Matter None Known

INORGANICS

(Reduced Only by General Filter RO)

Barium

Cadmium

Copper

Fluoride

Hexavalent Chromium

Nitrate/Nitrite

Perchlorate (man-made anion)

Radium 226/228

Selenium

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

Trivalent Chromium

Circulatory/gastrointestinal effects

Liver/kidney/bone/circulatory effects

Gastrointestinal/liver/kidney effects

Skeletal effects

Cancer and damage to mucous membranes

Methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome)

Interferes with the function of the thyroid

Cancer

Nervous system/kidney/liver/circulatory effects

Aesthetic effect

Cancer and damage to mucous membranes