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Will bromate in water cause cancer?

Male  31 years old 2018-06-18
When there is bromate in the water we drink, I would like to ask whether bromate can cause cancer?

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  • BY Penelope Judson 2018-06-18
    Bromate has a certain carcinogenicity to laboratory animals, but no direct evidence has been found in humans, so the International Agency for Research on Cancer lists it as "probably carcinogenic to humans" (category 2B). It is produced by the ozone disinfection process, and the bromide naturally contained in the water is oxidized to bromate under the action of ozone.
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