Common VOC's found in water

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Common VOC's found in water

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The following is a list of some of the most common volatile organic

compounds found in drinking water in North America:

 

VOC Maximum Acceptable Level Common

Sources Health

Effects Most Effective Purification Technology 2,4,5-TP 0.05 mg/L Herbicide

on crops, right-of-way, golf courses Liver and kidney damage _Activated

Carbon_

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2,4-D 0.07 mg/L Runoff from herbicide on wheat, corn, rangelands, lawns Liver

and kidney damage _Activated Carbon_

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Alachlor 0.002 mg/L Runoff from herbicide

on corn, soybeans, other crops Cancer _Activated Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)

Atrazine 0.003 mg/L

Runoff from use as a herbicide on corn and non-cropland Mammary gland tumors

_Activated Carbon_

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Carbufuran 0.04 mg/L Soil fumigant on corn and cotton Nervous,

reproductive system effects _Activated Carbon_

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Chlorination By-Products 0.08 mg/L

By-product of chlorination in drinking water Cancer _Activated Carbon_

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Dibromochloropropane 0.0002 mg/L Soil fumigant on soybeans, cotton, pineapple,

orchards

Cancer _Activated Carbon_

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Ethylene Dibromide 0.00005 mg/L Leaded gasoline

additives, leaching of soil fumigant Cancer _Activated Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)

Heptachlor Epoxide

0.0002 mg/L Biodegradation of heptachlor, which is used in insecticides for

termites Cancer _Activated Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)

Lindane 0.0002 mg/L Insecticide on cattle,

lumber, garden Liver, kidney, nerve, immune, circulatory _Activated Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)

Methoxychlor 0.04 mg/L Insecticide for fruits, vegetables, alfalfa, livestock,

pets

Growth, liver, kidney, nerve effects _Activated Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)

o-dichlorobenzene 0.6 mg/L

Paints, engine cleaning compounds, dyes, chemical wastes Liver, kidney, blood

cell damage _Activated Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)

Styrene 0.1 mg/L Plastics, rubber, resin, drug

industries, leachate from landfills Liver and nervous system damage _Activated

Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)

Trichloroethylene (TCE) 0.005 mg/L Textiles, adhesives and metal

degreasers Cancer _Activated Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)

Xylenes 10 mg/L By-product of gasoline refining;

paint, inks, detergents Liver, kidney, nervous system _Activated Carbon_

(http://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/carbon-water-filter.php)