CHLORINE AND YOUR SHOWER
"Taking long hot showers is a health risk, according to
research presented last week in Anaheim California, at a meeting of the American Chemical
Society--and to a lesser extent baths--lead to a greater exposure to toxic chemicals
contained in water supplies than does drinking the water. The chemicals evaporate out of
the water and are inhaled. They can also spread through the house and be inhaled by
others. House holders can receive 6 to 100 times more of the chemical by breathing the air
around showers and bath than they would by drinking the water"
NEW SCIENTIST 18 September 1986
Ian Anderson
"Studies indicates the suspect to chemicals can also be inhaled
and absorbed through the skin during showering and bathing." "Ironically, even
the chlorine widely used to disinfect water produces Carcinogenic traces."
"Though 7 out of 10 Americans drink chlorinated water, its safety over long term is
uncertain." "Drinking chlorinated water may as much as double the risk of
Bladder Cancer, which strikes 40,000 people a year."
U.S. NEWS &WORLD REPORT - July
29 1991
Is Your Water Safe--The Dangerous State of Your Water
"A long hot shower can be dangerous. The toxic chemicals are
inhaled in high concentrations."
BOTTOM LINE/August 87
Dr. John Andelman, Ph.D..
"On one hand, chlorination has freed civilization form the
constant dangers of waterborne epidemics. On the other hand in the mid--70's scientists
discovered that chlorination could create carcinogens in water." "80%of the
population drinks chlorinated water." "There was a higher incidence of cancer of
the esophagus, rectum, breast, and larynx and of Hodgkin's Disease among those drinking
chlorinated surface waters." "Volatile organics can evaporate from water in a
shower or bath." "Conservative calculations indicate that inhalation exposure
can be as significant as exposure from drinking the water, that is, one can be exposed to
just as much by inhalation and/or dermal absorption."
IS YOUR WATER SAFE TO DRINK?
Consumer Reports Books
"Skin absorption of contaminant has been underestimated and
ingestion may not constitute the sole or even primary route of exposure.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Dr.Halina Brown
"Showering is suspected as the primary cause of elevated levels
of chloroform in nearly every home because of the chlorine in the water."
ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Dr. Lance Wallace
"A Professor of Water Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh
claims that exposure to vaporized chemicals in the water supplies through showering,
bathing, and inhalation is 100 times greater than through drinking water." "As
chlorine is added to kill pathogenic microorganisms, the highly reactive chlorine combines
with fatty acids and carbon fragments to form a variety of toxic compounds, which comprise
about 30% of the chlorination by--products." "During the mid-1970's monitoring
efforts began to identify widespread toxic contamination of the nation's drinking water
supplies, epidemiological studies began to suggest a link between ingestion of toxic
chemicals in the water and elevated cancer mortality risks. Since those studies were
completed a variety of additional studies have strengthened the statistical connection
between consumption of toxins in water and elevated cancer risks. Moreover, this basic
concern has been heightened by other research discoveries.
THE NADER REPORT - TROUBLED WATERS
ON TAP
Center For Study of Responsive Law
"The National Academy of Science estimate that 200 to 1000
people die in the United States each year from cancers caused by ingesting the
contaminants in the water. The major health threat posed by these pollutants is far more
likely to be from their inhalations as air pollutants. The reason that emissions are high
is that because water droplets dispersed by the shower head have a larger
surface--to--value ratio than water streaming into the bath."
SCIENCE NEWS, VOL. 130
Janet Raloff
"The cause of atherosclerosis and resulting heart attacks and
strokes is none other than the ubiquitous chlorine in our drinking water."
CORONARIES/CHOLESTEROL/CHLORINE
Dr. J.M. Price, M.D
"In the vast majority of causes where germ-free water is
required whether for public supply or in the swimming pool, the process of disinfection
will involve the use of chlorine in one form or another."
CHEMISTRY AND CONTROL OF MODERN
CHLORINATION
Dr. A.T. Palin, Ph.D..(O.B.E.)
"Chlorine gas was despicably used during WWI. When the war war
was over, the use of chlorine was diverted to poisoning germs in our drinking water. All
water supplies throughout the country were chlorinated. The combination of chlorine (when
in drinking water) and animal fats results in atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and
death."
WATER CAN UNDERMINE YOUR HEALTH
Dr. N.W. Walker, D.S.
"Chlorine is the greatest cripple and killer of the modern
times. While it prevented epidemics of one disease, it was creating another. Two decades
ago, after the start of chlorinating our drinking water in 1904. The present epidemic of
the heart trouble, cancer and senility began."
SAINAW HOSPITAL
Dr. J.M. Price MD.
"Cancer risks among people drinking chlorinated water is 93%
higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine."
U.S. COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
"Drinking tap water that is chlorinated is hazardous, if not
deadly to your health."
HEALTHY WATER FOR A LONGER LIFE
Dr. Martin Fox
"Known carcinogens are found in drinking water as
a direct consequences of the practice of chlorination. A long established public health
practice for the disinfection of drinking water."
MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
LABORATORY
Francis T. Mayo, Director
"Chlorine is used almost universally in the treatment of public
drinking water because of its toxic effect on harmful bacteria and other waterborne,
disease-causing organisms. But there is a growing body of scientific evidence that shows
that chlorine in drinking water may actually pose greater long term dangers than those for
which it was used to eliminate. These effects of chlorine may result from either ingestion
or absorption through skin. Scientific studies have linked chlorine and chlorination
by-products to cancer of the bladder, liver, rectum, and colon, as well as heart disease,
atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), anemia, high blood pressure, and allergic
reactions. There is also evidence that shows that chlorine can destroy protein in our body
and cause adverse effects on skin and hair. The presence of chlorine in the water may also
contribute to the formation of chloramines in the water, which can cause taste and odor
problems." "Since chlorine is required by public health regulations to be
present in all public drinking water supplies, it is up to the individual to remove it at
the point-of-use in the home. The best available method of chlorine removal ,for the
individual consumer is found in the Shower Master Shower Filter Unit." "The
Shower Master Shower Filter Unit is of great value to those who are concerned about the
adverse health effects of exposure to chlorine due to absorption through the skin or by
inhalation. The Shower Master Filter will Provide superior protection form chlorine, when
used in accordance with the Manufacturer's recommended operating procedures.
KEMYSTS LABORATORY
Dr. Riddle, Ph.D.
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