Dangerous minerals that can contaminate drinking water
Drinking water should be free of the compound or mineral that can be harmful and even cause death. Actually, what minerals are not allowed in drinking water?
Ben Witham (17 years) a teenager from Mount Buddy, Australia allegedly died as a result suffered arsenic poisoning from the water it consumes two months ago. Arsenic is known as hazardous compounds and levels should be kept so as not to exceed the threshold.
Arsenic kill by damaging the digestive system, causing death from shock. If consumed in nonlethal doses can eventually cause chronic toxicity and carcinogenic (cancer causing substances).
In the water it contains natural minerals from the environment which is not harmful to the body such as calcium, sodium, potassium or fluoride. But sometimes also discovered minerals that are harmful to the body, as quoted from Lifewater.ca, Wednesday (15/06/2011).
Generally harmful minerals include inorganic mineral species because it can not be absorbed by the body so that the numbers will accumulate that over time can damage body organs like kidneys and liver that function to filter toxins and even until death if the dose is high.
Some inorganic minerals that should not be contained in drinking water because it can be harmful to health such as:
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Reciprocal
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Mercury
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Iron
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Arsenic
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Magnesium
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Aluminum
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Manganese
Pollution from inorganic minerals belong to the category of chemical. Although these pollutants are generally not visible, but sometimes chemical pollutants can be seen from the turbid water color, odor, has a particular taste or yellowish.
The use of water in human life should be free of contaminants and pollutants, especially in drinking water. Because if these pollutants in water enters the body it can damage the body’s systems that cause interference even until death.
Good quality drinking water should be free from disease-causing organisms, harmful chemicals and radioactive substances as well as having good taste, colorless and odorless.
If you drink water using bleach (such as filters and activated carbon) should be replaced regularly, cooking water until boiling and drinking water testing to see if contains chemicals that can be harmful to the body or not.
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