Chlorine had been made popular because of its effects on pools and household water. We wash with chlorine and is satisfied with how it eliminates the different stains that are present in clothes and other materials. Everyday, people drink water that has chlorine and bathes in it too. Nevertheless, one can always think of the advantages of safer and bacteria-free water.
Chlorine is a typical chemical that occurs rarely within the environment. It is a kind of chemical that can be manufactured in factories due processes. The interesting part is, it is used as a safety treatment for water which people drink, bathe and sink into. This is also used in cleaning products as well.
Therefore, it can be considered as a substance that can both protect and harm the environment and the people using it as well. Under controlled conditions, the bad effects of this can be minimized. Chlorine itself can be harmful as well as its byproducts such as dioxins and organochlorines. These byproducts, when released, remains within the environment. They are also very much persistent and don't break down rapidly, they tend to accumulate over time.
Chlorine as pollution, paper is made because of it. Have you wondered how paper became white? The wood where they came from is colored brown yet the finished product can be as white as snow. Again, byproducts of this chemical namely dioxin and organochlorines are released as waste products digging into the environment which can be highly carcinogenic and toxic. When they combine with other chemicals, they form other kinds of substances that are equally harmful to the environment.
Chlorine in households, it is a fact that those who supply water directly into your faucets and hoses use it for sanitary purposes. Well, what will you consider more, dying of microorganisms or of chlorine? People get more disturbed with bacteria and germs that cultivates in water but they can accept the sanitation measure and chemicals that are included in their drinking and bathing water. Despite of this fact, water suppliers still go for chlorine as their main sanitizing agent.
Chlorine in cleaning products and pools, cleaning products that serves as disinfectant and bleaching agents are considered harmful to the environment and to the person being in contact with mainly because chlorine contributes to multiple skin irritants and can further aggravate conditions that aren't that serious. It can also be the cause for respiratory breakdown.
Chlorine alternatives, there are safer and are equally effective alternatives to chlorine. Hydrogen peroxide is already being used in some paper industries and companies that manufacture bleaching agents. There are a lot of alternatives aside from this. People just fail to notice.
Upon the identification of the different dangers of chlorine in swimming pools, showers and cleaning products, there is still hope to change the old ways.
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