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Nancy speculated why chlorine is harmful in drinking water. Well, quoting
from my "Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients" (which I will keep
under the 200 word copyright limit), it says:
"The chlorine used to kill bacteria in drinking water may contain
carcinogenic carbon tetrachloride, a contaminant formed during the
production process. Chlorination has also been found to sometimes form
undesirable "ring" compounds in water such as toluene, xylene, and the
suspected carcinogen styrene - they have been observed in both the
drinking water and waste water plants in the Midwest. Chlorine is a
powerful irritant and can be fatal upon inhalation. In fact, it is
stored in military arsenals as a poison gas. A National Cancer Institute
study published in 1987 studied bladder cancer in people who have been
drinking chlorinated surface water for 40 or more years."
The book also notes that chlorine is toxic both to the skin, and upon
inhalation. The inhalation tolerance for chlorine is about one part per
million in air.
Source: "A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients", by Ruth
Winter, M.S.
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