Bleach and Cancer

Chlorine (Sodium hypochlorite) is found in paper products, such as toilet paper and paper towels. Bleaching paper products with chlorine bleach causes the formation of dioxin, and extremely toxic and persistent chemical known to cause cancer and disrupt the endocrine system.

Dioxin is everywhere in the environment and presents a broad spectrum of threats to you and your family.

· Dioxin is a highly toxic chemical and accumulates in our environment, our food and bodies. According to the EPA, the average adult already has enough dioxin in their bodies today to cause adverse health effects.

· Dioxin is highly persistent in the environment and is extremely resistant to chemical or physical breakdown.

· Dioxin is a family of 75 chemical technically known as “chlorinated dibenzo dioxins.”

Health Concerns

· The World Health Organization upgraded Dixon from a “probable” to a “known human carcinogen” in February 1997, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health followed suit in October 2000.

· Exposure to dioxin in linked to diabetes, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, weakened immune systems, infertility and endometriosis.

· On May 23, 2002 the EPA reported in its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) that 99,814 grams of dioxin were released into the environment in the year 2000. One gram of dioxin is enough to exceed the acceptable daily intake for more than 40 million people for one year, according to the Stop Dioxin Exposure Campaign.

Sources and exposure

· Dioxins are never manufactured deliberately (except for laboratory research) and are unintentionally created in two major ways:

1. Heating plastic releases dioxin. You should never cook in plastic containers. Dioxins are released when materials such as household garbage or toxic waste, including hospital waste, leaded gasoline, plastic, paper and dioxin – contaminated wood are burned. Do not microwave unless you want your body to work overtime fighting cancer cells. Remove the food first from plastic and put it into glass cookware that is designed for oven, microwave or stove tops.

2. Manufacturing processes create dioxins. These processes are used to make certain pesticides, preservatives, disinfectants, and paper products.

Article from: How to Survive a Toxic Planet, by Dr Steve Nugent

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