The Quick Facts About Water Pollution

"After reviewing over 10,000 pages of EPA documents acquired through the Freedom Of Information Act, over 2300 chemicals that can cause cancer have been detected in U.S. drinking water." (Ralph Nader Report.)

The EPA website looks at water pollution facts and examines which water pollution chemicals are in your city's water supply.

Scorecard is another great website that looks at more facts about water pollution and examines water pollution statistics according to your Zip Code.

Drinking water pollution is growing rapidly. We use over 75,000 water pollution chemicals and over 1000 new ones are developed each year. Any chemicals we use will sooner or later end up in our drinking water supply.

Our planet reuses and recycles the same water over again - there simply is no "new water". As a result, we find traces of health threatening water pollution chemicals in most of our drinking water supplies.

• Learn about the causes of water pollution.
• Take a look at the health effects of water pollution.
• What's the difference between fresh water pollution and ground water pollution?

The following links summarize common chemicals added to drinking water and elaborate on some of the widely accepted facts about water pollution.

• The role of chlorine in tap water and chlorine facts.
• VOC and MTBE drinking water contamination.
• Common lead poisoning symptoms, why lead is present in drinking water, and the importance of lead removal filters.
• Chemicals in drinking water including chlorine, arsenic, fluoride, lead and asbestos.
• Common arsenic poisoning symptoms, the importance of arsenic removal from water and effective arsenic water filters.
• Drinking water parasites caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites is more common than you may think!

For a more detailed list of facts about water pollution, please visit the EPA website.