Summary-line: 11-Jan n, wilcox@cis.ohio-state. #Re: Immune: Dioxins *** EOOH *** Return-Path: Date: Fri, 11 Jan 91 16:12:34 pst From: cnorman (Cynthia Norman) To: cnorman, wilcox@cis.ohio-state.edu, luna@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu, ames!chinet.chi.il.us!chaz@ucsd.edu, anasaz!john@asuvax.eas.asu.edu, dwyer@nosc.mil, jgautier@ads.com, b-davis@cai.utah.edu, richter@triton.unm.edu, hxkpy@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu, botteron@bu-it.bu.edu, rollo@xylogics.com, proud@ihlpy.att.com, bill@picard.att.com, jsparkes@bnr.ca, island!green@uunet.uu.net, ann@snow-white.merit-tech.com, iex!neptune.iex.com!bert@uunet.uu.net, siang@biochem.umass.edu, smalley@pilot.njin.net, king@reasoning.com, mnetor!perle!kevin@cs.toronto.edu, afc@shibaya.lonestar.org, mark.ochsankehl@p2.f175.n120.z1.fidonet.org, abc@brl.mil, pjz@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu, ardyk@tc.fluke.com, cyn@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu, ogicse!sequent!roseal@ucsd.edu, paulxxxx@portia.stanford.edu, andrea@sdd.hp.com, mvac23!thomas@udel.edu, ames!claris!netcom!shelamer@ucsd.edu, nick@icad.com, marks@ocfmail.ocf.llnl.gov, schillin@scl.cwru.edu, 880039a@acadiau.ca, lbrueck@wpi.wpi.edu Subject: Re: Immune: Dioxins Reply-To: cnorman@ucsd.edu Return-Path: Date: Fri, 11 Jan 91 10:38:10 GMT From: king@piano.reasoning.com >> >> Return-Path: >> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 91 15:48:28 EST >> From: Brinton Cooper >> Organization: BRL >> >> >Chlorine is NOT necessary for bleaching paper products. >> >> >I don't know the answer for swimming pools (a luxury, certainly) >> >> Several thoughts: >> >> 2. Are swimming pools really a luxury? For many people, adults >> and children, swimming should be the exercise of choice. There are other ways of disinfecting pools. Silver and Ozone come to mind. Does anyone know if silver is "for real"? >> >> 3. Unless one has suffered from a water-borne infection, one >> may not appreciate the value of chlorine in municipal water supplies. >> >> Hear, hear. -dk