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发帖数: 2710 | 1 A new study found 14 harmful contaminants in the state's drinking water
In New York, EWG tracked 140 contaminants across the state’s water supply.
The following contaminants have been detected above health limits in New
York (contaminants in bold have been linked to cancer):
•Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) which are linked to bladder cancer,
skin cancer and fetal development issues
•Chloroform which is linked to cancer and fetal development issues
•Bromodichloromethane which is linked to harm to child and fetuses, as
well as reproductive difficulties
•Radium-226 and -228 which is linked to cancer
•Dibromochloromethane which is linked to cancer and harm to fetuses
•Dichloroacetic acid which is linked to cancer and harm to
reproduction and child development
•Trichloroacetic acid which is linked to cancer, and harm to
reproduction and child development
•Chromium (hexavalent) which is linked to cancer, liver damage and
productive system damages
•1,2,3-Trichloropropane which is linked to cancer
These contaminants were detected above legal guidelines:
•Trihalomethanes which are linked to bladder cancer, skin cancer and
fetal development issues
•Haloacetic acids (HAA5) which is linked to cancer and harm to fetuses
•Arsenic which is linked cancer, harm to the central nervous system,
harm to the brain and nervous system, skin damage, changed to the heart and
blood vessels, heart disease, stroke and diabetes
•Barium which is linked to harm to the kidney, high blood pressure and
harm to the heart and blood vessels
•Radium which is linked to cancer |
