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Title: What Does Chlorine Really Do to Your Body?
Post by: rangerrebew on June 15, 2018, 11:40:22 am

What Does Chlorine Really Do to Your Body?
By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Staff Writer | June 12, 2018 05:25pm ET


Imagine a summer breeze. What smells are wafting in the wind? It could be the salty smell of the ocean, a burger sizzling on the grill or, if you're poolside, the chemical stench of chlorine.

Of course, chlorine is a necessary element for summer fun; after all, you wouldn't want to take a dip in a swimming pool without it. The chemical helps keep us safe from an otherwise bacteria-filled soup of pool water and pee. (Fun fact: That swimming-pool smell you associate with chlorine isn't actually chlorine at all but a compound called trichloramine, which forms when chlorine reacts with pee and sweat.)

But is chlorine dangerous?

https://www.livescience.com/62801-how-chlorine-affects-skin-hair-eyes.html (https://www.livescience.com/62801-how-chlorine-affects-skin-hair-eyes.html)

Title: Re: What Does Chlorine Really Do to Your Body?
Post by: driftdiver on June 15, 2018, 11:52:52 am

The one I dont get is they bind chlorine atoms with sugar to make an artificial sweetener.  Sounds yummy