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06/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Chemists finally identify the molecule responsible for a carcinogen in recycled wastewater

Thanks to a recent study by California-based chemists, recycled water may become much safer for consumption. The researchers announced that they have tracked down the specific chemical molecule responsible for the creation of a highly potent carcinogen in treated wastewater, according to a ScienceDaily article. Formally known as N-nitrosodimethyalmine, NDMA is a cancer-causing byproduct of […]

05/18/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Vitamin C can neutralize chlorine in water

While there are those who rely on chlorination for clean water, not many are aware that various studies have confirmed that chlorine is a toxic chemical. Exposure to chlorine can damage the arteries and weaken the immune system. Additionally, ingesting chlorine can cause oxidative stress in the cells and destroy fatty acids that are crucial to heart […]

09/12/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Here’s why America’s chicken meats have to be washed with toxic chlorine

“Never trust a Fox in your hen coop,” Barry Gardiner, Labour’s shadow trade secretary sallied after British trade secretary Liam Fox accused the country’s media of being “obsessed” with chlorine-washed chicken being imported from U.S. farms. Fox was addressing the rampant fears that Britain would enter into a potential trade deal with America post-Brexit; a […]

09/11/2017 / By Mike Adams

Sunscreen WARNING: Chlorinated water transforms sunscreen ingredients into cancer-causing chemicals while you swim

New research conducted at Lomonosov Moscow State University finds that sunscreen ingredients are transformed into cancer-causing chemicals when exposed to chlorine in swimming pool water. In effect, sunscreen plus chlorinated swimming pool water is a kind of “binary weapon” that produces cancer-causing chemicals right on your skin as you are swimming. The chemicals created in […]

07/11/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Science SHOCK: Chlorine in swimming pools transforms sunscreen into cancer-causing toxic chemical right on your skin

If you think you’re doing something good by slathering sunscreen on yourself and your kids before hitting the pool, you might want to think again. A new study places sunscreen firmly on the list of products that can do more harm than good as Russian scientists discover the destructive effects of chlorine in swimming pools […]

06/01/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

NYC ready to dump millions of gallons of toxic chlorine into the city’s sewer system

In an effort to mitigate the mounting problem of water pollution in New York City, officials are planning to dump chlorine into the city’s sewers to disinfect wastewater in the pipes before it flows out into bodies of water in Queens and the Bronx. It’s a measure designed and greenlit by the appropriate environmental authorities, namely the […]

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