Dibromochloropropane In Water

Water Filters That Remove It

The EPA regulates the dibromochloropropane in water because it deems this contaminant to be potentially harmful to public health.

Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) is a thick, yellow organic liquid with a strong smell.

It goes by other names such as DBCP, BBC 12 Fumagon, Fumazone, Nemabrom, Nemafum, Nemagon, Nemanax, Nemapaz, Nemaset, Nemazon, Gro-Tone, Nematode, Durham and Nematocide.

Source of Contamination: Dibromochloropropane is used in the agricultural industry as a soil fumigant and nematocide. Therefore remnants of this contaminant can enter ground water.

Drinking Water Standard: Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA is mandated to determine drinking water standards for certain contaminants.

One of those standards is the maximum contaminant level (mcl). The MCL is the legal maximum amount of a contaminant that is allowed in the water supply.

If a contaminant exist in the tap water above the mcl, the EPA deems that water to be harmful if consumed. Water authorities are legally bound to take steps to reduce the contamination to sub-mcl levels and notify their customers within 30 days of discovering the problem.

If a contaminant exist in the water supply at a level below the mcl, based on current research, the EPA does not consider that drinking that water to be harmful to public health.

The mcl for dibromochloropropane is 0.0002 mg/L.

Bear in mind that not all water supply contaminants are deemed harmful enough to be assigned mcl values. Some contaminants only to affect the appearance, smell and taste of the water and hence are not a threat to public health.

Health Risks: If for a short period of time a person consumes drinking water that contains dibromochloropropane above the mcl, that could lead to kidney and liver damage and atrophy of the testes.

If over over an extend period, a person drinks water that contains dibromochloropropane above the mcl, that could lead to kidney damage, antifertility and cancer.

Water Sanitation Municipal water authorities must routinely screen for the possible existence of dibromochloropropane in water and eliminate it where necessary.

However, for dibromochloropropane and some other contaminants, water authorities are not duty bound to 100% eliminate them from the water supply. They are trace amounts that are allowed to remain in the water supply and these amounts are said to be "safe."

Some scientists argue that over time, drinking water that contains certain chemical contaminants even in trace amounts can have adverse health effects.

Since we must drink water, why take chances on contaminants that could damage our health over time? Wouldn't it be better to give yourself and family extra insurance against what could be.

That extra insurance is a home water filter. By acquiring such a device, you'll have a system in place that can remove a wide range of contaminants that have escaped municipal water treatment.

A water filtration system can also remove contaminants that enter tap water as it is piped to your home.

To remove the dibromochloropropane in water and other volatile organic chemicals (vocs) from drinking water, you'll need to acquire an activated carbon filter. Better yet, acquire an activated carbon water filter that is certified to NSF 53.

NSF certification ensures that there is no discrepancy between what contaminants a water filtration system can remove and what the contaminants the manufacturer claim the device can remove.

This under sink water filter and counter top water filtration system are both certified to NSF 53 standard.

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