LONDON - Be alert for those of you who like to swim. What article? Researchers in England revealed swim in water that contains high levels of chlorine increases the risk of bladder cancer.According to investigators, the cancer was caused by a known chemical compounds called trihalomethanes (THM). THM is a chemical compound derived from the reaction of chlorine.
Not only through the swimming pool only, THM is formed when a person using a bath of water containing chlorine. Generally, both activities increased the probability of THM is absorbed by the skin.
Previous research team from Research Centre for Environmental epidemiology (CREAL) in Castilla La Mancha, Spain check the 1270 individuals who are upper class society in Spain consume more bottled water than tap water in order to avoid the risk of THM.
In fact, researchers noted a volunteer activity that come into contact with klorinisasi water such as bathing and swimming. Two of those activities that lead researchers to conduct further tests. As a result, the risk of bladder cancer was based on two activities.
"Those who have a lot of money and exercise more frequently causes them to frequently bathe in instensitas longer. So many sports activities to choose sports as a medium pool to maintain fitness," he said as quoted dailymail Friday (18 / 3). Castaqo-Vinyals added risk of bladder cancer is much less through the consumption of water.
For information, Chlorination of water is an efficient method to sterilize drinking water and to minimize the possibility of water-borne diseases.
However, many studies have revealed a byproduct of water chlorination. Recent research concluded that the contacts of pregnant women with chlorine before birth may increase the risk of fetal abnormalities.