All forms of drinking water including bottled water contain contaminants. Drinking water contaminants is not necessarily harmful as each contaminant has a specific level, which is acceptable. When the contaminants in drinking water go beyond certain levels, however, there is cause for concern. There are many types of contaminants present in drinking water and while some are harmful to the system, others are simply an indication that there are other more serious problems at work. Forms of contaminants found in drinking water include microbes, radio nuclides, inorganic contaminants, synthetic organic contaminants, volatile organic contaminants, disinfectants and disinfectant byproducts. There is a large amount of contaminants within these categories of various safety levels. There are generally standards set on the water supplies which mean that they have to ensure that the levels of contaminants in the drinking water are controlled to an acceptable and non-dangerous level. . . . → Read More: Drinking Water Contaminants

