http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/12/27/reasons-to-be-concerned-about-chlorine-in-water/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/12/27/reasons-to-be-concerned-about-chlorine-in-water/#comment-28022 Adam Fri, 20 May 2011 19:50:11 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2668#comment-28022 The above mentioned filters will indeed remove chlorine from your water, but it neglects to mention other chemicals, pathogens, and contaminants. Though the carbon filters are a quick fix for chlorine, it does not mean you now have safe drinking water. With all of the chemicals and prescription drugs now found in municipality water systems, a carbon filter just won't cut it. The best available options for safe and clean water is reverse osmosis, and distillation. These types of systems will remove virtually everything harmful in our water, giving you the purest water achievable today. The above mentioned filters will indeed remove chlorine from your water, but it neglects to mention other chemicals, pathogens, and contaminants. Though the carbon filters are a quick fix for chlorine, it does not mean you now have safe drinking water. With all of the chemicals and prescription drugs now found in municipality water systems, a carbon filter just won’t cut it. The best available options for safe and clean water is reverse osmosis, and distillation. These types of systems will remove virtually everything harmful in our water, giving you the purest water achievable today.

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/12/27/reasons-to-be-concerned-about-chlorine-in-water/#comment-24466 Dr. J. Singmaster Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:50:05 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2668#comment-24466 The situation with drinking water purification now involves a much more dangerous chemical, chloramine, and we still have the problem that chlorine is used first to be giving off ozone depleting haloforms. The basic process now is first treating incoming water with chlorine, and then some ammonia is added to make chloramine, a rather nasty chemical, for which water districts sent out flyers warning that neoprene tubing and washers would degrade over time. That doesn't sound to happy for digestive systems. Chloramine is quite reactive and can form UDMH, the chemical bugaboo that put ALAR out of business. This reaction to make UDMH and a number of closely related chemicals occurs with various amines that are released in the decomposing of plant and especially animal tissues with the amines being very noticeable with rotting fish giving off amines including the one to form UDMH. Also many pesticides and drugs can release several amines to form UDMH or closely related chemicals. As far as I know, EPA or other agencies have no idea about whether chloramine has any reactions with other chemicals that can be in the water you drink or in the foods that get cooked with the water. Consequently, when I learned my water district switched to using chloramine, I switched to bottled spring water. And I do not buy the non-spring water supposedly purified bottled waters as they start from tap water, and chloramine may stay in the purified product as it is very water soluble and not easily removed. Dr. James Singmaster, Environmental Chemist, Ret. Fremont, CA The situation with drinking water purification now involves a much more dangerous chemical, chloramine, and we still have the problem that chlorine is used first to be giving off ozone depleting haloforms. The basic process now is first treating incoming water with chlorine, and then some ammonia is added to make chloramine, a rather nasty chemical, for which water districts sent out flyers warning that neoprene tubing and washers would degrade over time. That doesn’t sound to happy for digestive systems.
Chloramine is quite reactive and can form UDMH, the chemical bugaboo that put ALAR out of business. This reaction to make UDMH and a number of closely related chemicals occurs with various amines that are released in the decomposing of plant and especially animal tissues with the amines being very noticeable with rotting fish giving off amines including the one to form UDMH. Also many pesticides and drugs can release several amines to form UDMH or closely related chemicals.
As far as I know, EPA or other agencies have no idea about whether chloramine has any reactions with other chemicals that can be in the water you drink or in the foods that get cooked with the water. Consequently, when I learned my water district switched to using chloramine, I switched to bottled spring water. And I do not buy the non-spring water supposedly purified bottled waters as they start from tap water, and chloramine may stay in the purified product as it is very water soluble and not easily removed.
Dr. James Singmaster, Environmental Chemist, Ret. Fremont, CA

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/12/27/reasons-to-be-concerned-about-chlorine-in-water/#comment-24458 david Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:02:10 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2668#comment-24458 True, but I am much more concerned about Chlorine than Fluoride, if I had to choose between the 2 :) True, but I am much more concerned about Chlorine than Fluoride, if I had to choose between the 2

]]> http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/12/27/reasons-to-be-concerned-about-chlorine-in-water/#comment-24455 Matt Jabs Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:21:12 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2668#comment-24455 And then there's Fluoride. And then there’s Fluoride.

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