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Did you know…?
- Chlorine, a non-flammable, poisonous gas, is a major industrial chemical. Although classified as non-flammable, many combustibles will ignite in chlorine, creating toxic byproducts. Chlorine vapors, heavier than air, will remain close to the ground and expand rapidly when released, creating a very hazardous atmosphere.
- In 1997, The American Public Health Association unanimously passed a resolution urging American industry to stop using the chemical chlorine.
- When you open the door of your dishwasher after washing, toxic volatile chlorine from dish detergent and tap water is released into the air.
- Cancer-causing chemicals like chlorine found in many household products are readily absorbed through the skin.
- Pregnant women in their first trimester who drink five or more glasses of chlorinated tap water a day may be at a much higher risk of miscarriage than women who drink non-chlorinated water.
Fluoridation Facts »
Did you know…?
- The vast majority of Western Europe has rejected water fluoridation.
- The fluoride chemical added to water is an unprocessed, industrial waste-product from the pollution scrubbers of the phosphate fertilizer industry.
- A growing body of evidence indicates that water fluoridation is both ineffective and unnecessary.
- Fluoride's 'benefits' are primarily topical, not systemic. Thus, there is no need to swallow fluoride.
- Two-thirds of US communities, when given the chance to vote, have voted against fluoridation. Over 60 US communities have rejected water fluoridation since 1999.
- Excessive exposure to fluoride has been linked to health problems, including arthritis, hip fracture, hypothyroidism, cancer, male reproductive problems, and brain disorders.
- Children are receiving too much fluoride today, not "too little". There is a need to reduce, not increase, current exposures.
- As a result of excess exposure to fluoride, near-epidemic numbers of children are developing dental fluorosis (a poisoning of tooth-forming cells).
Manganese Facts »
Now Even A Shower Can Be Dangerous The Daily Telegraph, 04 Jul 05
Taking regular showers could pose a health risk and even result in permanent brain damage, it was claimed yesterday.
US scientists believe that breathing in small amounts of manganese, found in Sydney's water supply, dissolved in the water may harm the nervous system. The damage may occur even at levels of the naturally occurring metal normally considered safe, they say.
Although manganese levels in public water supplies are monitored, regulators have not considered the long term effects of inhaling vaporised manganese while showering, they claim. "If our results are confirmed, they could have profound implications for the nation and the world," said Dr john Spangler, from Wake Forest university School of Medicine in Winston Salem, New Carolina.
Dr Spangler's team calculated from animal studies the amount of manganese people would absorb by showering for 10 minutes a day.
After 10 years of showering in manganese-comtaminated water, children would be exposed to levels of the metal three times higher than the doses needed to leave deposits in rats' brains, the team found.
Adults with a longer history of showering could be exposed to doses 50 per cent higher.
