Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14681
Chlorine: Health Hazards
Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has commissioned or reviewed since 2000 into potential health effects associated with long-term domestic exposure to chlorinated mains water through bathin
Answer
Emma HardyChlorine has a long history of about 100 years of safe use for hygiene purposes worldwide. It is the most widely used disinfectant in the home. It is also a disinfectant used by the water industry to maintain hygienic conditions within the public water su...
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