Chloroform
From Health Facts
Latest Edit: Iva 2012-08-04 (EDT)
Chloroform is one of many toxic environmental chemicals. This colourless liquid has a pleasant, nonirritating odour and a slight sweet taste, and is used to make other chemicals. This is formed when chlorine is added to water.
Sources
- Environment:
- air, drinking water
Impact on Health
- cancer
- potential reproductive damage
- birth defects
- dizziness
- fatigue
- headache
- liver disease
- kidney damage