Read it all. I use county water and I'm drinking county water. I took one quart and heated it up in the microwave for four minutes. I let it sit in the refrigerator in a pitcher for a couple of hours. I am now drinking the water but the water still smells like it has a little bit of chlorine in it. Is it safe to drink chlorinated water your whole life? How can I completely get rid of the chlorine? I heard that chlorine kills bacteria and germs but it also said that drinking chlorinated water causes certain types of cancers. If you tell me to boil the water, how many minutes in the microwave does it take to boil the water? Is it safe?
2007-12-23 09:29:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It tastes like chlorine too.
2007-12-23 09:29:55 · update #1
Chlorin or not, if you are alleric, the best if you boil.
Microwave is a closed environment, so...
...use your mind.
2007-12-23 09:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorinated water isn't the best thing to drink all the time, but it's mostly because of smell and the 'off' taste. The amout of chlorine is a very tiny amount per million parts of water. You cannot boil chlorine out of water.
Chlorine is a great chemical that can help us (bleach clothes, sanitze surfaces etc) or kill us when it's concentrated.
Get one of those Brita pitchers or Pur water sytems. It will remove the chlorine and other icky things that make your water taste bad.
2007-12-23 09:48:43 · answer #2 · answered by sweetroll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its better to use a stove for boiling
theres not enouph chlorine in tap water to kill , just kill germs
if you , however eat powdered lab chlorine, then you will die
2007-12-23 09:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by lupe 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it'll bleach your inside.!!!
2007-12-23 09:31:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋