Organic Contaminants
Removed by Carbon Filtration

The following organic contaminants, if present in your drinking water, will be removed or reduced to safe levels by filtration with granular activated carbon, such as found in our whole house water filtration systems.

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Contaminant	MCL (mg/L)	Source/Industrial Occurrence	Health Effects	Treatment

Acrylamide	TT	Flocculents in sewage and wastewater treatment.	Affects nervous system. Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Benzene	0.005	Used in fuels (leaking underground storage tanks). Used as a solvent in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, plastics, pesticides and paints.	Leukemia, anemia and possibly cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Carbon tetrachloride	0.005	Used as a cleaning agent and in manufacturing of refrigerants, fumigants, propellants, resins, paint and ink formulation.	Affects nervous system, liver and digestive system. Causes cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Dibromochl-oropropane (DBCP)	0.0002	Soil fumigant on soybeans, cotton; discontinued in 1977.	Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Dichloro-methane	0.005	Paint removers, solvent degreasing, aerosol sprays, fumigants, plastics manufacturing, photographic film, textile and leather coatings, foam products.	Carcinogen	Granular activated carbon.
Di(ethylhexyl) adipate	0.4	Plasticizer and polymer production, lubricants.	Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Di(ethylhexyl) phthalate	0.006	Plasticizer in resins and elastomers	Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
p-Dichloro-benzene	0.075	Used in moth repellent, germicides, pesticides and soil fumigants.	Affects nervous system, kidneys and liver. Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
o-Dichloro-benzene	0.6	Used in manufacturing of fumigants, insecticides, waxes, resins, rubber and asphalt.	Affects lungs, liver and kidneys.	Granular activated carbon.
1,2-Dichloroethane	0.005	Used in manufacturing of gasoline, paint, varnish, metal degreasing and insecticide fumigants.	Causes damage to kidneys and liver, can cause nausea.	Granular activated carbon.
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0.007	Used in manufacturing of dyes, plastics, perfumes and adhesives.	Affects kidneys and liver, can cause nausea.	Granular activated carbon.
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.07	Used as an industrial solvent in manufacturing of dyes, perfumes and lacquers.	Affects liver, and nervous and circulatory systems.	Granular activated carbon.
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.1	Used as an industrial solvent in manufacturing of dyes, perfumes, lacquers and rubber.	Affects liver, and nervous and circulatory systems.	Granular activated carbon.
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.005	Used in insecticidal fumigants, dry cleaning fluids and in manufacturing of resins, waxes and petroleum products.	Affects lungs, liver and kidneys.	Granular activated carbon.
Epichlorohydrin	TT	Epoxy resins and coatings. Flocculents used in treatment.	Affects kidneys, liver and lungs. Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Ethylbenzene	0.7	Used in manufacturing of gasoline, insecticides and asphalt.	Affects nervous system, liver and kidneys.	Granular activated carbon.
Ethylene dibromide (EDB)	0.00005	Used as gasoline additive and soil fumigant.	Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Hexachloro-benzene	0.001	Fungicide/wood preservative	Digestive system, cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Hexachloro-cyclopentadiene	0.05	Pesticides, fungicides, dyes and resins.	Skin irritant, lungs and digestive system.	Granular activated carbon.
Monochloro-benzene	0.001	Fungicide/wood preservative	Digestive system, cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
PAHs - Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons Benzo(a) Pyrene	0.0002	Coal and core processing, heat/power processing, shale refining	Cancer	Granular activated carbon.
Styrene	0.1	Used in manufacturing of plastics, resins and foams.	Affects nervous system, liver and kidneys.	Granular activated carbon.
2,3,7,8-TC-DD (Dioxin)	3×10-8	Defoliants/herbicides	Carcinogen, mutagen, tetragen	Granular activated carbon.
Tetrachloro-ethylene (PCE)	0.005	Used in dry cleaning, degreasing agent for metals, for manufacturing rubber, waxes, paints and inks.	Affects nervous system. Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Toulene	1.0	Used in gasoline, paints, thinners, lacquers and adhesives	Affects nervous system, liver and kidneys. Causes narcosis. Irritant to respiratory system.	Granular activated carbon.
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.009	Insecticides, lubricants, dye processing, transformer fluid	Digestive system and lungs	Granular activated carbon.
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.2	Used in manufacturing of pesticides, plastics and metals.	Affects nervous system. Causes narcosis and probably cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	0.005	Solvent used in oils, fats, waxes and resins, rubber processing.	Immune system.	Granular activated carbon.
Trichloroethylene	0.005	Used in dry cleaning and as a degreasing agent. Used in manufacturing of rubber, paints, adhesives and resins, oils, and fumigants.	Irritant of body tissue. Affects nervous system. Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Total trihalomethanes (THMs) - Chloroform, Bromoform, Bromodichloro-methane, Dibromochloro-methane	0.1	Formation occurs when water containing organic matter is treated with chlorine.	Affects nervous system and muscles. Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Vinyl chloride	0.002	Used as a plastic adhesive and refrigerant, the main component of PVC pipe.	Affects nervous system. Probable cause of cancer.	Granular activated carbon.
Xylenes (total)	10	Used in manufacturing of paint, ink, petroleum and detergents.	Affects nervous system, kidneys, lungs, liver and mucous membranes.	Granular activated carbon.

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