Guest guest Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Jeff, you're right about the chlorine. I looked up a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) on the Internet and it says under the Hazard Summary Statement: WARNING! HIGHLY TOXIC. CORROSIVE. May be fatal if inhaled. Strong oxidizer. ... The OSHA ceiling is 1 ppm. In the acute symptoms of overexposure, it lists bronchitis and accumulation of fluid in the lungs as a symptom hours after exposure to high levels of chlorine. As I suspected it is the fumes being inhaled that irritate the bronchials. There was a place in Mexico years ago run by Dr. Donsbach (Hospital Santa Monica) that used Hydrogen Peroxide to purify their swimming pool water--I checked their web site and they still do. He advocates using it internally to kill off candida, bacteria, and viruses, but the stuff tastes horrible. (I tried it several years ago when I had a candida problem.) Ron Koenig RawSeattle , Jeff Rogers <jeff@t...> wrote: > Regarding chlorine, the stuff is TOXIC! I've noticed the effects on > my body. While living in Hawaii, I did not swim in chlorine in > probably over 10 years, then when visiting California for my cousin's > wedding, spent time in a pool and hot tub, the next morning I awoke > with bad " bronchitis " . That was the first time I noticed the > corelation between chlorine and bronchitis. I've noticed the > relationship since, as well. I highly recommend avoiding chlorine and > using dechlorinating shower filters. The body will not have as much > toxins to remove and there will be less tissue damage and better hair > and skin!. > Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 >Jeff, you're right about the chlorine. I looked up a MSDS (Material >Safety Data Sheet) on the Internet and it says under the Hazard >Summary Statement: WARNING! HIGHLY TOXIC. CORROSIVE. May be fatal >if inhaled. Strong oxidizer. ... >The OSHA ceiling is 1 ppm. In the acute symptoms of overexposure, it >lists bronchitis and accumulation of fluid in the lungs as a symptom >hours after exposure to high levels of chlorine. Ron, Thanks for the research, I hadn't done that. I just noticed from my own experiences. It's interesting to hear it from a documented source. So, again... why is it we add toxins to the water we drink, swim and bathe in??? Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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