9 articles on "chlorine"

Natural Self-Defense Against Breast Cancer

Natural Self-Defense Against Breast Cancer by: Jennifer Rodriguez-Allen Natural Self Defense Against Breast Cancer - Learning to Cope with Organochlorine Pollution What are organochlorines? Organochlorines are chemicals found in some herbicides ...

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Natural Self-Defense Against Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer affecting women today. In fact, 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. With statistics like these, it’s important to seek out natural ways to defend against this d...

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Alternative Sanitizers

Ozone Generators Ozone gas is an active form of oxygen that reacts with bacteria, viruses, algae, and other impurities in the water. At its low concentration levels in the water it has no effect on your skin and eyes. Many municipal water purificati...

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Are Showers Harmful to Your Health

The last thing you would think about when you are taking a nice, refreshing shower is, "Am I jeopardizing my health"?Chlorine is used by many municipalities to disinfect their water supply.Unfortunalely, according to many health experts, chlorine has...

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Whole House Water Filters

Whole House Water Filters by: Mandy Nemenko So you know the benefits of purifying your drinking water and have already installed a filter for your kitchen tap. But what happens when you get thirsty upstairs and the closest water faucet is in the...

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Chlorine Bleach - The Pros, The Cons And The Natural Alternatives

Next time you go to the swimming pool, take a deep breath. Smell that? That's chlorine. Chlorine is one of those chemical substances that seems to be with us wherever we go. Primarily, it's used to kill germs in water - which is why you get...

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Chlorine, Cancer, and Asthma - Oh My! Why You Might Need a Water Filter

For approximately 150 years, chlorine has been a vital, yet dangerous, part of our tap water. Water chlorination first began as a way to combat such deadly waterborne diseases as cholera and typhoid. Because of the immense success of this harsh chemi...

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Facts to Consider Before Water Tank Cleaning

The gold standard for disinfection of water systems has for a long time been the use of free chlorine, usually provided by hypochlorite / DICD or similar product, at a concentration and duration prescribed by BS 6700 (the British Standard for Designi...

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Showering: Is Your Health at Risk?

Showering: Is Your Health at Risk? by: Peter McGarry For the past decade, people have focused on the importance of clean drinking water. Purified drinking water reduces or eliminates chemicals found in normal tap water. However,the body derives ...

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