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Im worried about a specific drinking water contaminant (lead, nitrate, radon, Cryptosporidium, etc). What should I know?

April 26, 2017contaminant cryptosporidium drinking water lead nitrate radon worried

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Im worried about a specific drinking water contaminant (lead, nitrate, radon, Cryptosporidium, etc). What should I know?

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Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. As long as they occur below EPA’s standards, they don’t pose a significant threat to health, although people with severely compromised immune systems and children may have special needs. For more information about a specific contaminant, see EPA’s fact sheets on drinking water contaminants, which have more detailed information on every contaminant EPA currently sets standards for and those EPA is considering setting standards for.