Chlorine in Drinking Water
Information especially for Parents and Expectant Mothers of Babes and Infants:
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CHLORINE in Drinking Water ... It May Be In The Water You Use for Baby's and Infant's Feeding Formula and Bathing..... |
- According to the President's Council on Environmental Quality:
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"There is increased evidence for an association between Rectal, Colon and Bladder Cancer and the consumption of CHLORINATED Drinking Water."
| "CHLORINE"
Experimental use of Chlorine in drinking water began in the 1890's to combat water-borne diseases such as Cholera and Typhoid. Chlorine quickly gained wide acceptance because of the low cost and high efficiency it had in killing just about everything hazardous in the drinking water. The use of Chlorine allowed population centers to appear and thrive without any epidemic outbreaks. Today however, we know more about Chlorine and why it is so important to remove it from our water before we drink it, cook with it, or shower in it. Chlorine is a known poison and the safety of drinking this poison over a long term period is highly uncertain. We now know that Chlorine reacts with water-borne decaying organic matter like leaves, bark, sediment, etc.. to create a family of other chlorinated organic compounds which can or may be highly toxic. "I Understand Why I Should'nt Drink Chlorinated Water But Why Not Shower in it?" When you shower or bathe in Chlorinated water, the pores of your skin open up and absorb the chlorinated water like a sponge. Also, Chlorine-filled Steam enters your lungs. People can actually receive more exposure to chlorine during a shower than by drinking the same water. Chlorinated Shower Water also causes or worsens skin irritations and rashes, dries the skin, can irritate eyes leaving them red, itchy and burning, and inhaling the steam can aggravate the sinuses and lungs as well. Most shower filters on the market today are specifically designed for Chlorine Removal. "What do I use if I want to remove chlorine from my drinking and showering water?" For drinking water: a good Activated Carbon Filter, Carbon and KDF media, or a Water Distiller. For the shower, a de-chlorinating shower filter. |
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