Although you have probably learned all that you need to know about the danger posed by chlorine, chloramine in water is every bit as threatening. This is the new chemical of choice by many of the municipal wastewater treatment facilities, because it is more stable than chlorine, and it is supposedly safer to use also. A carcinogen is a carcinogen however, and I am going to explain to you why you still need to be concerned.

Although they have already been proven to be dangerous for human consumption, the chemical agents used to disinfect our water are something that we are just going to have to keep on living with. We still have not found a safer method for removing the threat of waterborne diseases. So, in order to keep these diseases at bay, we must face a different type of danger.

Scientists and medical professionals have determined that the introduction of chemical disinfection has had much to do with the extraordinary rise in cancer cases over the last century or so. Many people believe that the switch to chloramine in water will do nothing to slow the rate of cancer, and its greater stability is something that lends credence to their opinions.

Chlorine was thought to be safe to use in drinking water so long as it did not exceed 4 PPM, but it often does surpass this upper limit. This is because it has been found that the municipal treatment centers have a difficult time regulating how much of the substance is in the water. Many of facilities have been caught "cooking the books", recording false measurements in order to appear to stay within EPA compliance.

The plan is to use the same limits on chloramine in water as are being used now. Because this chemical is more stable and doesn't break down like chlorine does, it means that more of the chemical will reach your home. Since chlorine was breaking down you probably weren't getting the entire 4 PPM, but with chloramine you will be ingesting every bit of it.

This makes chloramines every bit as deadly as chlorine, so you still need to take precautions to avoid taking this chemical into your body. What you need to do in order to protect your health against all of the different health threats that are present in our water supply is purchase a quality home purification system that utilizes the four filter variations necessary for keeping you safe.

In order to filter out chloramine in water, along with every other chemical agent present, your system needs to feature both an activated granular carbon filter, and a multi media block. To stop toxic heavy metal traces from entering your home, an ion exchange is needed. And finally, to remove the parasites and cysts that have lived through the disinfection process, a sub micron filter is the answer.

Just because they say chloramine in water is not as big a threat does not mean that it is something that you can take lightly.