NEW WAVE ENVIRO: Informative Chlorine Articles

Water Bottle Pollution Facts

• Americans use 17 billion barrels of crude oil used annually for 1-time-use water bottle manufacturing - not including transportation resources.
• Over 80% of empty water bottles end up in landfills.
• Bottled water tested, contained contaminant levels that exceeded strict state health limits. "One study found that hormone-disrupting phthalates had leached into bottled water that had been stored for 10 weeks."

Chlorine Free Living (via Flyer):

• For intestinal health avoiding chlorine is crucial. Chlorinated water kills the good bacterial in the body.
• "Studies show- a strong link between chlorinated water supplies with elevated trihalomethane levels and cancers of the bladder, kidney, liver, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, colon and brain," - Jordan S. Rubin, N.M.D.
• Chlorinated water can contribute to dry skin. - 70% of the skin's blemish and wrinkle fighting hydration comes from the water we consume." Phd. Kat James
• "Drinking chlorinated water, causes scarring of the arteries." - Kevin Trudeau

Daily Bathroom Showers May Deliver Face Full of Pathogens
CU does a study on toxic elements that collect in a shower head, when using unfiltered shower water.

• Shower heads harbored significant levels of Mycobacterium avium, a pathogen linked to pulmonary disease.
• National Jewish Hospital in Denver indicates increase in pulmonary infections in the US from people taking more showers and fewer baths.
• Mycobacterium gordonae was cleaned with bleach. Several months later the M.gordonae increased three-fold, indicated general resistance of mycobractiera species to chlorine.
• If your immune system is compromised there is a risk to shower head pathogens.

Medical Hazards of Chlorine
 Expert points on the toxicity of CL

• Journal of the National Cancer Institute: drinking chlorinated water increases risk of bladder cancer by 80%.
• Chlorine reactions with natural substances and pollutants in water is suspected o be a cause of bladder cancer.
• "The EPA has raised skin absorption of Chlorine to its top 10 carcinogen list." - Washington Post
• Chlorine can aggravate sensitive areas in the eyes, nose, throat and lungs.
• Long term hazards:54% higher death rate from cancer in woman that worked from home.
• Studies show repeat exposure to chlorine in air can affect the immune system, blood, heart, and respiratory system.

Chlorine Paradox: Cancer and Thyroid
Scientific breakdown of CL and organic elements in the body.

• Chlorine destroys intestinal flora and fauna.
• Cancer fighting nutrients become deadly when combined with chlorinated tap water.
• Chlorinated water is implicated in thyroid disorders.