Public water could be cause of Alzheimer’s and miscarriage

Disinfectants in public water could be a cause of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s scientists say. They also suspect that the treated water from our taps (faucets) may also be linked to miscarriages and some cancers.
Scientists from the University of Illinois have identified 600 Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) from a public water sample – and yet they know almost nothing about the majority of them. Our Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates only 11 of the DBPs, including HAAs (haloacetic acids), as toxic, and harmful substances.
The Illinois researchers suspect that the HAAs could be playing a part in cases of Alzheimer’s, pregnancy complications and cancer because they can kill cells and damage the DNA.
(Source: Environmental Science & Technology, 2011; 45: 5791).