[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”What are Endocrine Disrupting Compounds?” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]Sometimes referred to as endocrine disrupting compounds, endocrine disrupting chemicals or hormonally active agents, endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can meddle with the hormonal systems or our endocrine. When they interfere with our hormonal systems, these disrupting compounds may cause health problems such as tumors, birth defects, and developmental disorders.
Some of the well-known endocrine disruptors include dioxins, PFAs, bisphenol A, phthalates, phytoestrogens, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), and PCBs or polychlorinated biphenyls. These are all found in the everyday products we use at home, which include food and beverage packing, toys, cosmetics, pesticides, and flame retardants.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibfAF66JzFE”][vc_custom_heading text=”How Do Endocrine Disrupting Compounds Get into Your Drinking Water?” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]Endocrine disruptors like atrazine, ketoconazole, and bisphenol A find their way into water supply systems due to runoff and improper waste disposal.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”What are the Associated Health Effects with Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Drinking Water?” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]According to studies, contaminated waters with endocrine disruptors may cause various adverse health effects, including reproductive abnormalities, higher birth defect rates, metabolic disorders such as obesity, endometrial hyperplasia, recurrent miscarriage, polycystic ovary syndrome, abnormal prenatal and childhood development, prostate cancer, breast, and ovarian cancer.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”How Do You Remove Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Drinking Water?” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]While no drinking water treatment technology can completely remove the entire amount of endocrine disrupting compounds from drinking water, several technologies, including coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation/filtration, carbon nanomaterials, membrane filtration, and advanced oxidation techniques can help remove endocrine disruptors to below the regulated standard. Many modern-day water filtration systems designed to filter endocrine disruptors and other contaminants are smart investments if you want to protect your family from chemicals.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_widget_sidebar title=”List of Contaminants” sidebar_id=”cs-1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]