Summary-line: 11-Jan  n, wilcox@cis.ohio-state.  #Re: Immune: Dioxins
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Date:     Thu, 10 Jan 91 15:48:28 EST
From: Brinton Cooper <abc@BRL.MIL>
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>Chlorine is NOT necessary for bleaching paper products.  Some products (TP,
>napkins, coffee filters) don't need to be bleached (ie, gleaming white) at
>all.  Others can be bleached by alternative methods that do not produce
>dioxin.  (Also, dyed paper products are bleached first.)

>I don't know the answer for swimming pools (a luxury, certainly) and
>drinking water, but for general household cleaning, Borax disinfects
>perfectly adquetely (per hospital studies).  Baking soda or borax help take
>stains out of clothes.  If you insist on using some bleach in the wash,
>replace half of it with baking soda (it really works!).

Several thoughts:

	1. I agree fully concerning bleached paper.

	2. Are swimming pools really a luxury?  For many people, adults
and children, swimming should be the exercise of choice.  Running is
can be harmful for many people over 35 or so and for many others with
verious disorders, etc.  My neurologist recommends swimming as the least
invasive, aerobic exercise.

	3. Unless one has suffered from a water-borne infection, one
may not appreciate the value of chlorine in municipal water supplies.