Chlorine in tap water

Chlorine is used to disinfect tap water, but it can also form harmful compounds such as trihalomethanes (THM), haloacetic acids and haloacetonitriles.1 These compounds are not uncommon in German drinking water.

Some studies have found evidence of possible links between consumption of chlorinated drinking water and health effects such as lymphoma and cancers of the gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract.2 Filtering out chlorine and its compounds is really important. With filbec.