New research identifies link between drinking water disinfection byproducts and risk of colorectal cancer in men

Medical Xpress / Karolinska Institutet / JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute ^ | Sept. 13, 2023 | Emilie Helte et al

[ConservativeMind]

There are two main chlorination approaches used in municipal water systems today. One is chlorine and the other is chloramine. Chlorine is easy to filter out. Chloramine is not. The byproducts of both are also not as easy to filter, and as I recall, chloramine is a byproduct of chlorine hitting something it disinfects (would have to check). To really minimize these, you need a catalytic carbon filter, reverse osmosis, or a KDF 85 filter. There are other approaches, though. Activated carbon typically does not typically do a good job on these non-chlorine substances.

Also, these chloramine and other byproducts typically need to have more time to interact with the filter media, meaning you need a bigger filter to handle your whole house at a normal pressure flow rate.

Chloramine lasts a long time in our water, but is supposed to kill germs a long time. Chlorine can dissipate in hours, if the water is left out on your counter.

Interesting stuff, and, yes, it appears these byproducts do cause cancer issues.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Fai Mao]

So, a minuscule risk of cancer is more frightening than a 100% chance of constant dysentery. Got it.

[ConservativeMind]

You can prevent both.

It’s not “either/or.”

[ClearCase_guy]

WC Fields had this figured out a long time ago.

[Jane Long]

All Part of their Plan™

[ConservativeMind]

This is the best I've found:

Matrikx Chloraguard:
https://matrikx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Chloraguard.pdf

The part numbers are in the table. Look to the flow rate to determine which you may need, or simply restrict the flow to match what can be filtered.

[EEGator]

Fluoridated water is a Communist conspiracy. They’re trying to rob us of our precious bodily fluids. I only drink pure grain alcohol and rain water. Purity of essence.

[CaptainK]

Where would you be able to purchase one?

[glorgau]

> So, a minuscule risk of cancer is more frightening than a 100% chance of constant dysentery. Got it.

Exactly.

To be safe, I’m going to only drink from puddles on the sidewalk like my dog.

[9YearLurker]

Interesting, thanks.

[ConservativeMind]

This is one place:

https://www.amazon.com/MatriKX-Technologies-36-250-10-MATRIKX-ChloraGuard-Chloramine/dp/B08PXP1HJ5

[ChildOfThe60s]

The water filters for my frig water dispenser started a year or two ago being rated as to filtering chloramine. Of course they are $50 & should be changed twice a year.

[CaptainK]

Thanks!

[mewzilla]

...In women no overall association was observed...

Then maybe it's not the chloramine...

[Getready]

Evaporation of water may not get rid of all dissolved stuff....nowadays may even need to check rainwater (IMHO)

[C210N]

risk of colorectal cancer in men...

This is SERIESLY SCARY.

So, I should be able to cancel this risk completely, if I just change to being a woman.

[libh8er]

A home RO filter should remove Chlorine and byproducts from water.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Two words: Big Berkey.

[entropy12]

Looks like none of us are going to avoid death.
Just a matter of how and when.