Chances are that your public drinking water has most likely come from either a pond, lake or a stream.  These sources of water contain organic material from decaying algae or dead leaves.  When water is treated with chlorine to kill harmful pollutants, the chlorine also attaches itself to these organic compounds to create organochlorines.  An organochlorine that is formed when chlorine attaches to methane is called chloroform, which is carcinogenic.

 This happens because almost always when chlorine attaches itself to organic material, it increases the toxicity of the original organic compound.  Methane is harmless alone, but when a chlorine is attached, it forms a trihalomethane with is a toxic compound.

These organochlorines are naturally produces in small amounts in the environment, but the levels have risen significantly due to the chlorination process in purifying municipal water.  Humans are being exposed to higher and higher levels of these toxic compounds because it is pumped directly into our homes and offices.  With the simple addition of a KDF Media water filter, you can protect yourself and your family for up to 6 years from water chlorination and other harmful compounds in your drinking water.

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