Are there any health effects of drinking contaminated water?
In India, over 200 million people don’t have clean water to drink!
Hard water doesn’t have adverse effects on one’s health. The Industrial Development Authority of Noida claims that there are two common minerals in the Noida soil - magnesium and calcium, which dissolve in the water to create "hard water". The hardness ranges from 108 mg/l to 838 mg/l depending on the water sources. Though troublesome to the consumer, it does not pose a health risk. It causes soap deposits in sinks and spots on dishes and faucets. Calcium deposit can also affect pipes, water heaters and dish washers.
Contaminants do have adverse effects on one’s health.
Common contaminants are:
- Pathogen like bacteria, viruses and parasites
- Chemicals like disinfection by-products, solvents, and pesticides
- Radionuclides as radium and radon
- Minerals as arsenic, barium, chromium, lead, mercury and silver
Some chronic effects of drinking water contaminants include cancer, liver or kidney problems, or reproductive difficulties.
Potential Diseases caused by contaminated water:
- Amoebic Dysentery
- Cercarial Dermatitis
- Cholera
- Contagious diseases
- Cryptosporiasis
- Cyclosporiasis
- Cysticercosis
- Dracunculiasis
- Dysentery
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Giardia
- Hepatitis A
- Hookworm
- Melioidosis
- Neurocysticercosis
- Polio
- Toxocariasis
- Trachoma
- Traveler’s Diarrhoea
- Typhoid Fever
- Waterborne Diseases
So, we have all thought about this - but, What is in your Drinking Water?
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