Chlorine: Health Hazards
Commons · Question 14681 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
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
Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Jul 2026
Chlorine 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...