
The other ingredients, which are clearly visible for the consumer, primarily include chlorine. Besides chlorine (the added amount of which is regulated in the drinking water directive), medicinal products, active substances and perfume substances are also found in water - in particular in places where river bank filtrates are processed to form drinking water. Most affected are regions along the river Rhine. It is relatively difficult to remove these two ingredients and their effect on the health of human beings is not yet clear.