I’ve always been sensitive to the smell of 氯. In hotels, I could always tell as soon as the elevator door started to open if the pool was on 那 level of the hotel. A visit to a highly-chlorinated indoor waterpark once left me foggy for days. For this reason, I’我一直很小心 avoid 氯 while swimming, but after hearing a respected doctor talk about the connection between 氯 exposure and various health problems (including thyroid problems), I started to research 氯 in much greater detail.
什么是氯?
Chlorine is a common disinfectant 那 is a gas at room temperature, but it is often pressurized and made into a liquid for transport. Chlorine is an ingredient in many types of household 漂白 (though not all) and is also often used in water treatment and pool sanitation.
Chlorine is toxic even in small amounts. When 氯 gas is inhaled, it combines with moisture in the respiratory system to make hypochlorous and hydrochloric acids 那 can harm tissue.
我们所说的“bleach”实际上是次氯酸钠,将其稀释到一小部分供家庭使用。这也可能有少量毒性,并且与其他化学物质(尤其是氨)混合使用时极其危险(如果您不小心这样做,请离开家并立即致电中毒控制中心!)
为什么要避免接触氯气?
氯即使极少量也可能极为有害。暴露的症状可能立即开始,包括喘息,呼吸困难,眼睛或皮肤刺激,胸闷,头晕和其他问题。严重的问题包括诸如肺部积水之类的问题。
While most of us are thankfully not exposed to concentrated sources of 氯 gas, many of us do encounter 氯 on a daily basis from drinking water, swimming pools or common household cleaners.
暴露的最常见来源是饮用水,因为氯用于消毒人类使用的水。当然,这是创造清洁饮用水的重要一步,但是新兴研究表明,氯暴露与痴呆之间存在联系(其中包括 其他问题),对饮用水中的氯使用情况进行严格审查似乎很重要(1). In fact, the U.S. Council of Environmental Quality found 那 overall cancer risk is 93% higher in people who drink chlorinated water.
绝对是 更容易避免游泳池和其他非必需来源中的氯,但必须喝水 许多市政供水都添加了氯。游泳池中的氯暴露与哮喘,皮肤/眼睛刺激甚至牙釉质腐蚀有关。 (2,3, 4)
浴室和淋浴间是大量氯暴露的另一个来源。它不会’t seem at first glance 那 we’d从浴缸或淋浴中吸收的水与从饮用水中吸收的氯一样多,但是由于氯的蒸发比水快,并且可以通过皮肤吸入和吸收,所以实际上,淋浴后的氯吸收比饮用水要多得多!
氯进入水,空气或人体时也会产生副产物,包括:
- 二氯酸(与肝癌有关)
- 三卤甲烷或THM,包括氯仿(增加自由基的产生,加速衰老并与癌症相关-在乳腺癌女性中大量发现)
- 二恶英
- 印刷电路板
- 未知的诱变剂
如何在家中避免氯气
氯被添加到大多数市政供水中,并且在水中 大多数人在家中。尽管它具有消毒水的非常重要的目的(尽管还有其他更有效,更昂贵的方法) 现在),确实会对健康造成一些潜在的严重后果。
因为我们可以’控制供水量是唯一的选择’ve found to help avoid 氯 exposure in our home is to take measures to reduce or remove the 氯 coming in so we aren’不要在里面喝酒或洗澡。
不幸的是,这些方法并不便宜也不容易,但是我认为它们是我们家庭的优先事项,因为我们喝了很多 water daily. These are the steps I took (in order) to reduce our 氯 exposure at home:
1.使用安全的洗衣产品
We have to use laundry products anyway so this was an easy switch to make (and one 那 saved money). We switched away from 氯 containing laundry products (like 漂白) and 开始制造我们自己的洗衣皂. With little 孩子们, I was glad not to have the more toxic laundry products in the house, and the homemade alternatives have worked really well for us.
2.淋浴过滤器
Another switch 那 was relatively inexpensive and simple to make: using a shower filter. I prioritized this over our sink filter, since statistically, we absorb more 氯 from a warm shower than from drinking water.
经过大量研究,我下令 这个新世纪淋浴过滤器 只需花五分钟即可安装(甚至对我来说也是如此!)。
3 脱氯浴球
When I ordered the shower filter, I also ordered a 氯-removing bath ball for use in the kids’ baths. This neutralizes 氯, chloramines and 氯 gas in about 5分钟. I just add 浴球 当我装满浴缸时要洗澡 and leave for about five 分utes before the 孩子们 get in.
另外,退房 这些其他减少化学药品的技巧 in bath water.
4. 厨房水槽过滤器+水壶
在购买之前,我会先进行研究,而且购买量越大,研究时间就越长。我研究滤水器一年以上,然后才决定购买’我对我的决定很满意。有 有很多很棒的滤水器可供选择,但并非所有事物都是平等的。定期进行反渗透可以去除氯,氟化物和其他污染物,但也可以去除有益的矿物质(此外,它还会浪费大量的水!)。其他类型(例如投手)并不完全有效,并且可能还包含塑料化学品。
我们个人在家中使用的两个过滤器是:
I love the convenience of the under-the sink 14 stage filter we use now, but our Berkey served us well for years. Both remove 氯 and with the added fluoride filters, the Berkey removes fluoride as well.
由于我们现在已经在厨房水槽中过滤了水,因此我们使用 无塑料可重复使用的水瓶 当我们旅行,锻炼或不在家时可以省钱(并避免使用塑料)。这样,我们始终可以与我们一起过滤(无氯)水。
5.全屋过滤器
The gold standard of 氯 and other contaminant removal is 高质量的全屋过滤器. We waited years to finally get one and now 那 we are living in a home 那 we hope to stay in for a long time, we made the jump to a whole-house filter.
This type of filter installs at the water main where water enters the house (ours is in the garage) and filters out 氯, fluoride and dozens of other contaminants. It technically removes the need for other types of filters, like bath and shower filters, and is a very effective way to filter all water 那 enters the house.
If I could have afforded it at the time, I would have started with this option, but it is more expensive and difficult to install, though now 那 we have it, I wish I’d优先考虑的年份 earlier.
Do you avoid 氯? What methods do you use?
Did you research any of the Vitamin C water filters? They supposedly eliminate 100% of 氯 on contact, regardless of water temperature…对您的想法感到好奇!
很好的信息,谢谢。我研究了滤水器,最近又购买了Berkey。一世’我很高兴听到别人对此给予高度评价,而我’我很高兴能从饮用水中吸收氟化物。
But now I need to look into 氯 in the shower and bath. One small improvement at a time.
嗨,我住在英国的苏格兰乡村,所以我们的水来自溪流,用紫外线过滤器过滤,非常好,所以我不’不必担心,但我确实知道许多沙拉叶和蔬菜现在都用氯洗过,所以我尽量避免。我每周去游泳三次,无论如何我对化学物质都很敏感,但是在游泳之前我总是必须用橄榄油覆盖自己,否则我’几天来一直很痒,但是最近鹅口疮还存在其他问题,我可以使用我的家庭疗法,但是每次游泳时,它似乎会破坏酸碱度平衡并变得更糟,所以现在我’我不得不取消会员资格,我真的很想念游泳,但是由于附近没有盐水或紫外线过滤池,所以我别无选择,当然,即使在夏天,苏格兰的大海也是如此冰冷!
我们使用Berkey也很喜欢。我们曾经有过反渗透技术,但是当我向凯蒂(Katie)向您了解水的浪费时,Berkey是我们的明智选择。
Also, I wanted to say 那 we have a swimming pool in our backyard and it’用盐水代替氯。它做到了’s own “chlorine”保持消毒状态,但无有害化学物质!我们喜欢它!此外,我们还连接了太阳能电池板,以便在凉爽的月份里保持温暖。
Thanks for all of the great ideas. We are sensitive to 氯 too!
我不明白反渗透如何浪费水
使用Berkey已经5年了,非常喜欢。我在北卡罗来纳州时曾用过它,当时我正在照顾一对年老夫妇,他们污染了继续饮用的井水(铅和砷)–他们的认知能力受到严重损害。他们成年的孩子们终于用瓶装水给他们喝水,但是由于思想折衷,这是一场战斗。几个月后,当我清理Berkey时,上腔室涂有黑色物质,塞子上覆有银色,但下腔室则质朴–that’是我在喝什么。上帝是好的!
我觉得很愚蠢,但您只是把伯克利放在柜台上吗?
是ðŸ™,
Why do you use de-chlorinating bath balls if you have the whole house filter 那 filters 氯?
在安装整个房屋过滤器之前,我曾使用过它们…
谢谢凯蒂的回答。我希望我们负担得起整个房子的过滤器。它是如此昂贵,因此我想它是如此高效。我们将尝试省钱买一个。
在研究时,您是否研究过Nikken滤镜?只是想知道您如何看待他们。
很高兴您发布了此信息。我儿子患有严重的湿疹。我们本周刚刚订购了过滤淋浴喷头。我发现洗完澡后皮肤发红,发痒和发炎。氯是令人讨厌的东西。
您选择了哪套整个房屋系统?
这个: //kakuhair.com/go/whole-house-filter/
除非我不知道全房子过滤器的污染物列表或相关化合物的化学名称,否则它似乎并未过滤出氟化物。…所以它不过滤氟化物?
It states 那 it filters fluoride. It could have been hard to see since it lists so much information 🙂
嗨,好帖子又来了…iv一直在看淋浴过滤器和浴缸球,我’m wondering how they filter and if whatever is used could cause any thing else to get into the water 那 could be harmful…
只是让大家知道iv使用Berky已经3个月了,它是有史以来最好的购买,我永远也不会回头…谢谢你的建议