"Cancer risks among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than
among those whose water does not contain chlorine." -- Dr. J.M. Price MD
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."
CHLORINE AND YOUR SHOWER - Bruce Black
"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"
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."
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 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."
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."
HEALTH EFFECTS OF CHLORINE IN DRINKING WATER -
http://www.ewaterfilters.com/chlorine.html
The U.S. General Accounting Office reports that there are serious
deficiencies in water treatment plants in 75% of the states. More than 120
million people (about 50% of the population) may get unsafe water
according to a study conducted by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
U.S. Health Officials estimate 900,000 people each year become ill - from
waterborne disease. The General Accounting Office estimates 66% of Safe
Drinking Water Act violations aren't reported. The contamination of water
is directly related to the degree of contamination of our environment.
Rainwater flushes airborne pollution from the skies, and then washes over
the land before running into the, rivers, aquifers, and lakes that supply
our drinking water. Any and all chemicals generated by human activity can
and will find their way into water supplies. The chemical element chlorine
is a corrosive, poisonous, greenish-yellow gas that has a suffocating odor
and is 2 1/2 times heavier than air. Chlorine belongs to the group of
elements called halogens.
The halogens combine with metals to form
compounds called halides. Chlorine is manufactured commercially by running
an electric current through salt water. This process produces free
chlorine, hydrogen, and sodium hydroxide. Chlorine is changed to its
liquid form by compressing the gas, the resulting liquid is then shipped.
Liquid chlorine is mixed into drinking water and swimming pools to destroy
bacteria. Until recently, concerns about drinking water focused on
eliminating pathogens. The chlorine used to reduce the risk of infectious
disease may account for a substantial portion of the cancer risk
associated with drinking water. Chlorination of drinking water was a major
factor in the reduction in the mortality rates associated with waterborne
pathogen.
The use of chlorine was believed to be safe. This view is
evident in an article, which appeared on the back page of the New York
Times. The report stated that with the use of chlorine, "Any municipal
water supply can be made as pure as mountain spring water. Chlorination
destroys all animal and microbial life, leaving no trace of itself
afterwards." This statement reflected opinion accepted until recent years
when halogenated organic compounds, such as chloroform, were identified in
chlorinated drinking water supplies. Recent surveys show that these
compounds are common in water supplies throughout the United States. These
concerns about cancer risks associated with chemical contamination from
chlorination by-products have resulted in numerous epidemiological
studies.
These studies generally support the notion that by-products of
chlorination are associated with increased cancer risks.
"The drinking of chlorinated water has finally been officially linked to
an increased incidence of colon cancer. An epidemiologist at Oak Ridge
Associated Universities completed a study of colon cancer victims and
non-cancer patients and concluded that the drinking of chlorinated water
for 15 years or more was conducive to a high rate of colon cancer." Health
Freedom News, January/February 1987
"Long-term drinking of chlorinated water appears to increase a person's
risk of developing bladder cancer as much as 80%," according to a study
published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Some 45,000
Americans are diagnosed every year with bladder cancer. St. Paul Dispatch
& Pioneer Press, December 17, 1987
"Although concentrations of these carcinogens are low...it is precisely
these low levels which cancer scientists believe are responsible for the
majority of human cancers in the United States." Report Issued By The
Environmental Defense Fund
"Chlorine itself is not believed to be the problem. Scientists suspect
that the actual cause of the bladder cancers is a group of chemicals that
form as result of reactions between the chlorine and natural substances
and pollutants in the water." (organic matter such as leaves and twigs.)
St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press, December 17, 1987
Chlorine was first added to a community water system in 1908 in Chicago
and was instrumental in eliminating many types of water-borne disease such
as Cholera and Typhoid fever. Prior to chlorination, many major cities had
death tolls of 1 in 1000 people from Typhoid alone. Chlorine has been used
to disinfect municipal water for over 80 years and has had some positive
effects on public health. In the 1970's it was discovered that chlorine,
when added to water, forms Trihalomethanes (chlorinated by-products) by
combining with certain naturally occurring organic matter such as
vegetation and algae. In 1992 the American Journal of Public Health
published a report that showed a 15% to 35% increase in certain types of
cancer for people who consume chlorinated water. This report also stated
that much of these effects were due to showering in chlorinated water. The
National Cancer Institute estimates cancer risks for people who consume
chlorinated water to be 93% higher than for people who do not. The effects
of drinking chlorinated water have been debated for decades. However, most
experts now agree that there are some significant risks related to
consuming chlorine and chlorinated by-products. (www.waterwarning.com)
CHLORINATED WATER CAN AFFECT CANCER RISK - Epidemiology 1998;9(1):21-28,
29-35 Lifetime consumption of chlorinated tap water can more than double
the risk of bladder and rectal cancers in certain individuals, two new
studies conclude. Both studies examined the lifetime water-consumption
patterns, diets and lifestyles of over 2,200 middle-aged and elderly
Iowans suffering from either bladder, colon, or rectal cancers. Those
profiles were then compared with those of a pool of nearly 2,000 healthy
'controls'.
Recent 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 first study found that smoking men
who drank chlorinated tap water for more than 40 years faced double the
risk of bladder cancer compared with smoking men who drank nonchlorinated
water. Women who drank chlorinated water, on the other hand, had only
slightly raised risks for bladder cancers, regardless of (their) smoking
status.
The second study found that rates for rectal cancers for both sexes
escalated with duration of consumption of chlorinated water. Individuals
on low-fiber diets who also drank chlorinated water for over 40 years more
than doubled their risk for rectal cancer, compared with lifetime drinkers
of nonchlorinated water.
Similar differences were also found between the risk patterns of
chlorinated-water drinkers who exercised at least once a week, and those
who exercised just once a month, or less. Experts have long recommended
regular exercise as one means of reducing one's risk of rectal and other
cancers. The study found no link between the long-term consumption of
chlorinated tap water and the incidence of colon cancer. This was not
surprising, the researchers explain, since colon tumors have very
different patterns of genesis and development compared with rectal tumors.
They speculate that the source of chlorinated tap water may help determine
its potential to promote cancers. Since surface water (such as that found
in lakes and reservoirs) usually contains higher concentrations of organic
compounds, the study authors say it is also more likely to contain higher
levels of (potentially carcinogenic) chlorination byproducts, compared
with water sourced from deep underground.
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