Health
Disinfection Byproducts: When Water Treatment Creates New Threats
When chlorine reacts with organic matter it forms trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids — known carcinogens. Chlorinated water during pregnancy linked to increased miscarriage risk. The treatment paradox: the fix creates a new problem.
Curated by
Glen Kerby
Founder, I Drink Living Water
“Municipal treatment doesn't produce clean water — it produces water that meets a regulatory threshold. The chlorine and chloramine used to disinfect it react with organic matter in the supply to create disinfection byproducts: trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, and other compounds linked to cancer and developmental harm in long-term exposure studies. This body of research is what separates "treated" from "safe."”
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