| Perhaps 20 years ago the question - "Why Is | | | | our bodies. THMs has been linked to asthma, |
| Chlorine Added To Tap Water" would never have | | | | eczema, bladder cancer, breast cancer and heart |
| been asked. People assumed that there is nothing | | | | disease. |
| negative about chlorinating tap water. | | | | Even if you decide not to drink tap water but |
| After all, having learned in chemistry classes how | | | | drink bottled water instead - you are still at risk |
| it is used to make our water supply safe, it is no | | | | of exposure when you take a shower. Some |
| wonder that in the past, many people didn't | | | | scientists even claim that you are more at risk |
| consider the disadvantages. | | | | when you have a hot shower because chlorine |
| But with the information age, the faster | | | | turns to steam which you inhale or it seeps |
| distribution of information has opened consumers' | | | | through your skin. |
| eyes to just how dangerous chlorination of | | | | Alternatives. |
| drinking water can be. | | | | Some countries disinfect their water supply with |
| Chlorine As a Disinfectant. | | | | ozone instead of chlorine. But until that becomes |
| Chlorine has been deemed a highly efficient | | | | the standard in North America, households need |
| disinfectant of tap water. It is added to our water | | | | to protect themselves from the threat of this |
| supply to kill disease causing pathogens. The | | | | contaminant. |
| occurrences of typhoid, cholera and other | | | | The best way to do this is to purchase a shower |
| waterborne illnesses have significantly been | | | | head filter, a whole house water filtration system |
| reduced due to the effects of chlorination. | | | | or perhaps a faucet water filter. These are |
| As a matter of fact it also eliminates the h.pylori | | | | capable of removing chlorine and making your |
| bacteria which is considered to be a leading cause | | | | water healthier and tastier to drink. |
| of stomach cancer. | | | | A shower head filter and a faucet filter will only |
| Disinfection At A Price | | | | remove this contaminant from your shower and |
| Chlorination has tremendous downsides. A minor | | | | tap respectively. But a whole house water |
| disadvantage is that it dries out skin and hair | | | | filtration unit will remove it from every tap in your |
| when you take a shower. It is the same thing | | | | home - even from your dishwasher and washing |
| that happens when you go for a swim in the pool | | | | machine water lines. |
| and you notice the changes in your hair and skin. | | | | But before you rush out and buy the first |
| At the other of the spectrum, when chlorine | | | | filtration unit you see, make sure you are buying |
| reacts with organic matter, it forms toxins called | | | | a quality device. Such devices are usually certified. |
| trihalomethanes (THMs) which eventually gets into | | | | |