Use of chlorine or bromine
can create a wide range of potential carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds water
- TriHaloMethane (THM)
Chloroform, Bromoform, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane
- Haloacetic Acid (HAA)
Chloroacetic acid, Dichloroacetic acid, Trichloroacetic acid, Bromoacetic acid, Dibromoacetic acid
- Mutagen X (MX)
3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)–furanone
THM, HAA and MX have been linked to cancer, miscarriages, stillbirths and birth defects
Mutagen X (MX) cancer potency is 170 times greater than chloroform.
Source: Harvard Medical Dental & Public Health School – 25 January 2002