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What Does Chlorine Cause Cancer?

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Chlorine is manufactured commercially by running an electric current through salt water. As results of this process a free chlorine, hydrogen, and sodium hydroxide are produced. Consequently, the Chlorine is changed to its liquid form by compressing the gas, the resulting liquid is the chlorine, which is usually mixed into drinking water and swimming pools to disinfect bacteria. Unfortunately, the chlorination causes the formation of the Disinfection By-products (DBPs), also known as Trihalomethanes (THMs) as a 90% of the population is drinking water that contain (DBPs). Researches proven that THMs is causing cancer in the laboratory animals. Consequently, raise the risk of the human cancer. Here is some example:
"The drinking of chlorinated

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