Thursday, August 17, 2023

Long-Term Effects of Chlorinated Water

Admittedly I only spent about 30s looking, but it seems there's no studies on the long-term effects of drinking chlorinated water. It's not like you can sue the government, after all. (Hire your lawyer to sue himself next. *fireworks*)

There have been studies finding the chlorine tends to produce highly carcinogenic compounds, though. *party noises* It reacts with organic chemicals in the water. 

Hey, what are stomachs made out of again?

On the plus side, chlorine can be driven out of the water with high temperatures Which means there's no first world country: no matter where you live, you need to boil the water before you drink it. 

In particular, it seems that chronic exposure to an antibiotic would be bad for your gut flora. There are naturally no studies on this at all. Germs bad, death good. *applause* Germs very outgroup.


I don't go for blood work. I use my nerves for that - it's what they're for. Sending your water to a lab for testing is a great idea, though. At least do A/B testing. Discover the delta between what's supposed to be in the water and what's actually there.

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