Chlorine as a Water Treatment
September 4, 2007 by Administrator
Filed under What's in our Drinking Water
If you live in one of the more developed countries of the world, your drinking water probably is supplied by the local government. You are probably assured that your drinking water is safe to drink. The government probably tells you, too, that your drinking water has no bad taste or smell. In fact, all of the water entering your house is potable.
The reason they make these statements is that they rely on chlorine water treatment. Chlorine water treatment is one of the oldest, most basic water treatment procedures available.
Household Water Treatment
The water in your house, if you live in a town or city, is probably supplied by the local water treatment plant. Often, that water flows beneath streets in old water pipes that were set in place many years ago. It may enter your home through pipes that are equally old. None of the pipes is sterilized. All contain things that you do not want. That is where chlorine water treatment can help.
1. Kill bacteria: Chlorine water treatment can kill microbial organisms that are found in water pipes. Chlorine kills quickly, and the results can be observed immediately after the water treatment procedure is completed.
2. Remove rust: Rusty water is reddish-brown in color. Rust affects the taste and smell of the water. It can also stain clothing washed in the water. Chlorine water treatment can minimize the iron content in water, reducing the rust.
3. Emergency Drinking Water: In case of an emergency such as flood, earthquake, fire, etc., drinking water sources may be contaminated. Chlorine water treatment may be the only solution at hand. A few drops of regular chlorine bleach used in most household laundry will make water safer for drinking.
Business Water Treatment
Commercial water users also demand water treatment. Businesses may use bottled water in their water coolers, but other commercial uses demand water treatment. This is often chlorine water treatment.
Hotels and water parks use chlorine water treatment in swimming pools and water slide locations. The chlorine not only kills pathogens present in water entering pools and water playgrounds, but continues to kill bacteria introduced by users. Such facilities may drain their pools on only a monthly or seasonal basis. Chlorine water treatment continues to keep the water safe for use.
Safety of Chlorine Water Treatment
Despite the fact that chlorine has been used to treat water for so many decades, there is question as to the safety of drinking water treated with chlorine. It is a good temporary solution in emergency, but what happens when the water you use daily has gone through chlorine water treatment processes?
Studies done since the 1960’s indicate that chlorine water treatment increases the risk of developing heart disease and cancer. Chlorinated water leaves behind chemicals that have been proven to cause cancer. These chemicals are even recognized as dangerous and are regulated by the EPA.
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Chlorination: Heart Disease and Cancer
Is the chlorine in our drinking water acting as a catalyst triggering tumor development both in atherosclerosis (heart disease) and cancer? In the late 1960s Joseph Price, MD, wrote a fascinating, yet largely ignored book entitled, “Coronaries, Cholesterol, Chlorine.”
His experiments clearly demonstrate that “the basic cause of atherosclerosis and heart attacks and most common forms of strokes is chlorine. The chlorine contained in drinking water.”
Can chlorine be linked to cancer too? Chlorine combines with natural organic matter creating cancer-causing trihalomethanes (THMs).
Studies from Louisiana, New York, Maryland, and Ohio reveal where there are higher levels of THMs there are higher levels of cancer. Proper water filtration systems can remove these carcinogens.
Sources: References Kangen Synergy Worldwide
founding member, Fred W. Price
Bottled Waters: Are They All Created Equal?
Bottled water is big business. Bottled water usually tastes better than what comes out of the tap. But is it “healthy water?” It depends on several factors.
Is it hard? Is it moderately high in TDS (total dissolved solids)? Most bottled waters in the United States do not give the information you need to answer these questions. Request a complete water analysis from the company or check their web site.
Many bottled waters are processed water using distillation, reverse osmosis, de-ionization or filtration. Frankly, you can do this yourself and save money.
Of the more than 700 brands of bottled water available in the US, around 80% are processed water.
Purchase only bottled natural spring or artesian well waters that come closest to the “healthy water” criteria hardness 170 mg/l and TDS around 300 mg/l.
Sources: References
1. Science News. Calcium, Chlorine and Heart Disease. August 13, 1983: 103.
2. U.S. Water News. EPA Seeking to Expand Number of Drinking Water Contaminants to 34. August, 1990: 8.
3. Andelaman JB. Inhalation Exposure in the Home to Volatile Organic Contaminants of Drinking Water. Science of the Total Environment 1985;47:443-460.
I dont understand how to inject chlorine into water,because the begin(in my country),chlorine in a gas form.and is chlorine gas can evaporate??or if water injected by chloor,can it empty before come to my house??because i ever heard if chloorin can decrease when floe in pipe.if that chorin empty,can bactery life again?