The presence of chlorine in the water supply has, without a doubt, an important function, but excessive chlorine levels should be reduced; as high levels of chlorine are harmful to our health.
For example, new studies show that exposure to potentially cancer-causing trihalomethane (THMs), a by-product of excess chlorine in water, is more likely to occur during taking a shower; as opposed to when drinking water. Public health researchers from America’s University of North Carolina report that THMs can, at times, get into the bloodstream, during shower-taking, at levels four times greater than THM levels in tap water. Dr. Riddle, Ph. D., of the Kemysts Laboratory, also warns that “chlorine can destroy protein in the body and cause adverse effects on skin and hair”.
Without the aid of proper outdoor water filters, inhaling the steam produced from hot showers (and even from hot baths) are now proven to be 4-100 times more dangerous than drinking the water, other research shows. How so? The chlorine evaporates into the air and is then absorbed through inhalation, and also through your pores; making the use of outdoor water filters imperative to prevent excessive chlorine from entering your property’s water supply.