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[dogshed]

http://www.korea.net/news/news/newsView.asp?serial_no=20061003019

The government plans to reduce the amount of chlorine in tap water beginning July next year.

The Ministry of Environment said it would revise a bill on water management to adjust the minimum concentration of chlorine remaining in tap water from 0.2㎎/ℓ to 0.1㎎/ℓ.

The decision was made because 26.3 percent of people do not drink tap water because of its smell. The chlorine has a disinfecting effect, but its smell also remains in the water and makes people reluctant to drink it. Currently, only 2 to 5 percent of people drink tap water.

The revised standard is the same as that of Japan and France.

[Novernae]

[dogshed]

.2mg/l is 0.2 ppm which can't be right. Maybe they meant 2mg/l ??

Kansas City has a a range of 1.86-2.68 ppm and there is no chlorine taste.

Here locally they switched from perchlorate (household bleach) to chloramine which some of the zoo animals are sensative to. I saw it on the news.

I like chlorine. It's better than all the diseases people are growing in their refillable water bottles and cups.

-Jeff

[dogshed]

http://seoul.usembassy.gov/health_information.html

The US embassy says don't drink the water. -Jeff

[Hosub]

Also says "Eating salads and uncooked vegetables may be unsafe. Avoid eating raw fish."

Jesus, no sashimi or sushi, that sounds like a wonderful life.