A study conducted by a research team in England showed that women who drink or shower in unfiltered chlorine and chloramine-contaminated water can cause various pregnancy complications, including spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, low birth weight, premature birth and A series of diseases. Birth defects range from nerve damage to a weak heart.
For children, the use of unfiltered municipal hot water baths or showers can have a dangerous impact on their development. In Belgium, a study was conducted to determine if there was any correlation between schoolchildren breathing air in indoor swimming pools and increased lung penetration and asthma development.
Children who regularly play in swimming pools have an increased risk of asthma in adolescents and in some cases have severe... less