Klarinet Archive - Posting 000709.txt from 1997/07

From: deerich@-----.net
Subj: Re: Poison ivy rash
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 20:17:45 -0400

> Dee, can we clarify this,please? Am I right in thinking that you are referring
> to liquid bleach, rather than chlorine powder such as is used in pools? My
> calculations indicate that one cup of bleach in a full bath (c. 200 litres, or
> 40 gallons) would be roughly equivalent chlorine concentration to that
> achieved by using water purification/sterilisation tablets (though this doesn't allow for the chlorine that may be added to your water by the authorities before it gets to you. Either way, it seems to me that the amount of chlorine you suggest is well within the limits of safety either for drinking or for bathing in. Nick, of course, is right in saying that chlorine *can* burn - it's strongly caustic in its undiluted state - I just think that in this case, it's OK.
>
> Clare Henderson <chenderson@-----.au>

Yes we are indeed talking about ordinary liquid bleach, the stuff you
buy to do your laundry. Thanks for working out the concentration.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD
deerich@-----.net