What additives are in our tap water other than chlorine and flouride?? what are they for?

Question

in general tap water

Answer 1

Most are byproducts from sewage, manufacturing factories, animal factories, and natural occurring.

Several examples may be E.Coil, antifreeze, copper, mercury and lead.

If you were wanting to know about the additives the water treatment facility adds, it includes bromate, chlorite, HAA5 and TTHM. They are used for disinfection and can cancer and serious bodily harm if left in the water.

Answer 2

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/uscit... A lot of information in this site but worth knowing.