WHAT IS CHLORINE? Chlorine is a poisonous, greenish-yellow gas described as having a choking odor. It is a very corrosive, hazardous chemical. Usually combined with other chemicals, it is used to disinfect water, purify metals, bleach wood pulp and make other chemicals. Household bleach, used to whiten...

Study: Water-treatment byproduct linked to cancer in rats June 17, 1997 Web posted at: 10:46 p.m. EDT (0246 GMT) ATLANTA (CNN) — A byproduct of chlorination in drinking water has been linked to cancer in rats, leading the government to investigate adverse effects of water disinfectants. A chemical...

Chlorine, Cancer and Heart Disease “We are quite convinced, based on this study, that there is an association between cancer and chlorinated water”- Medical College Of Wisconsin research team The addition of chlorine to our drinking water began in the late 1800s and by 1904 was the standard in...

Chlorine in the bathwater is linked to cancer What dangers lie below the surface? Low levels of chlorine in tap water used for bathing can almost double the risk of bladder cancer, a study claims. Scientists found chemical by-products from mains water containing the disinfectant can be absorbed through...

Drinking Water Contaminants: Chlorine Cancer & Chlorine Is the chlorine in our drinking water acting as catalyst triggering tumor development both in atherosclerosis and cancer? The addition of chlorine to our drinking water started in the late 1890’s and had wide acceptance in the United States...

Chlorine in Your Drinking Water Water & cancer It is estimated 60% to 80% of all cancers are environmental in origin. (1) There is a growing consensus that the majority of cancers are caused by chemical carcinogens in the environment, and hence, ultimately preventable. Several studies have demonstrated...

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