Millions of US residents may be drinking water that contains a potentially harmful compound
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Common disinfectant drinking water it breaks down into a chemical compound about which we know almost nothing, including which may have toxic health effects for those who drink it.
Chlorine has been used to sanitize drinking water for over a century. However, some drinking water systems in the US, UK and Australia now use another closely related chemical disinfectant called chloramine. That is, chlorine byproducts were linked to bladder and colon cancer, low birth rates and miscarriage, he says…
