The causes of water contamination are numerous and range from agricultural runoff to industrial dumping to improper use of household chemicals and everything in between. While the standard use in our society of over 75,000 different chemical compounds has offered added convenience and productivity in our lives, it has also come at a tremendous price… drastic increase in degenerative diseases and immune disorders. In the early 1900s, before chlorine, pesticides, herbicides and the tens of thousands of other chemicals that we are exposed to, the average person had a 1 in 50 chance of getting cancer. Today, 1 in 3 can expect to get cancer in their lifetime; 1 out of every 2 men!