Chlorine
Chlorinated Water Can Affect Cancer Risk
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 01/2/2008
- Cancer , Chlorine
- Unrated
Lifetime consumption of chlorinated tap water can more than double the risk of bladder and rectal cancers in certain individuals, two new studies conclude. The research has suggested that chlorine reacts with naturally-found organic compounds in water to form what the study authors call "chlorination byproducts." They say many of these byproducts are "mutagenic and/or carcinogenic."
The Dangers of Chlorine and Issues With Sucralose
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 06/23/2001
- Artificial Sweeteners , Chlorine
- Unrated
Most of us have grown up with the idea that whiter whites (and brighter colors) mean cleaner clothes. We continue to use chlorine products with abandon to whiten and to disinfect. We write on white paper and bathe in and drink chlorinated water. After all, who wants bacteria- infested water? In our society, chlorine is ubiquitous-and so are its side effects. In fact, the long-term residual effects from chlorine are becoming such a health hazard that the American Public Health Association is urging the American paper industry to stop using chlorine. 
