09/20/2023
Dallas, Texas
Arsenic is a potent carcinogen and common contaminant in drinking water.
Arsenic causes thousands of cases of cancer each year in the U.S.
Bromate is a carcinogenic disinfection byproduct formed when source waters containing bromide are treated with ozonation or sodium hypochlorite.
Studies of laboratory animals show that bromate damages DNA and causes cancer in multiple organs.
Haloacetic acids are formed when disinfectants such as chlorine are added to tap water.
The group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards includes monochloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid,
trichloroacetic acid, monobromoacetic acid and dibromoacetic acid.