RockyMtnMan
Well-Known Member
I am prepared for the shit storm to follow.
Here is some interesting stuff, you don't have to dig far to find 1000s of references to chlorine and chlorides.
On RIU however, you would think we have a brain trust of the worlds leading scientists, given the excessive attention and focus placed on chlorine.
I am no scientist, just a guy trying to understand how and why things are so readily accepted as fact, just because they are repeated over and over.
I'm sure removing chlorine from your water is not harmful, it's just given all the other elements we focus on, wouldn't it be nice to know this is one less step?
I have stopped dechlorinating my water months ago, and I see no appreciable difference.
Here's a few links and short statements. There is tons of info out there, I just haven't found the one that says it harms plants in normal levels. Yes there is info that states EXTREMELY HIGH levels of chlorides interfere with absorption of nutrients, but none of us are ever going to see anywhere close to those levels from our taps!
Chlorine is bountiful in Earth's atmosphere, soils and oceans, typically in the form of a positively-charged ion known as chloride. Chloride atoms bond and break from other atoms readily, creating many compounds useful to man. Chlorine mixed with water acts as a purifying disinfectant and keeps swimming pools and drinking water free from pathogens. Plants tolerate chlorine and utilize it in its chloride form during plant growth. However, excessively high concentrations of chloride are harmful to plants.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_12003849_co...#ixzz2a4sgBJRp
According to Wade Berry from UCLA, "Plants require relatively high chlorine concentration in their tissues ." He continues to state that plants suffering from a chlorine deficiency will exhibit an unnatural coloring. Furthermore, the leaves may have an abnormal shape and new leaves may wilt and die. In severe cases, bronzing will occur on the tops of mature leaves. To correct this deficiency, simply apply a fertilizer that contains chloride. The average chloride in topsoil is 10 parts per million (p.p.m.). Plant growth suffers if the level of chloride in the soil falls to 2 p.p.m. or lower.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/way_5729155_chlo...#ixzz2a4quF6X9
The optimal level of chloride in soils and plant tissues is neither universally known nor understood. With no optimal value to use for comparison in experiments, scientists have few other factors to measure and evaluate for a better understanding of chloride levels. Typically, plants can tolerate high concentrations of chloride in the soil without harm, as high as 20,000 parts per million. Dried tissues from healthy plants can reveal internal concentrations of 70 to 100 ppm.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_12003849_co...#ixzz2a4s6q3d6
It's kind of funny, the EPA standard for chlorine in drinking water is 4ppm. That seems like a LONG way from a harmful level to mj plants.
Here is some interesting stuff, you don't have to dig far to find 1000s of references to chlorine and chlorides.
On RIU however, you would think we have a brain trust of the worlds leading scientists, given the excessive attention and focus placed on chlorine.
I am no scientist, just a guy trying to understand how and why things are so readily accepted as fact, just because they are repeated over and over.
I'm sure removing chlorine from your water is not harmful, it's just given all the other elements we focus on, wouldn't it be nice to know this is one less step?
I have stopped dechlorinating my water months ago, and I see no appreciable difference.
Here's a few links and short statements. There is tons of info out there, I just haven't found the one that says it harms plants in normal levels. Yes there is info that states EXTREMELY HIGH levels of chlorides interfere with absorption of nutrients, but none of us are ever going to see anywhere close to those levels from our taps!
Chlorine is bountiful in Earth's atmosphere, soils and oceans, typically in the form of a positively-charged ion known as chloride. Chloride atoms bond and break from other atoms readily, creating many compounds useful to man. Chlorine mixed with water acts as a purifying disinfectant and keeps swimming pools and drinking water free from pathogens. Plants tolerate chlorine and utilize it in its chloride form during plant growth. However, excessively high concentrations of chloride are harmful to plants.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_12003849_co...#ixzz2a4sgBJRp
According to Wade Berry from UCLA, "Plants require relatively high chlorine concentration in their tissues ." He continues to state that plants suffering from a chlorine deficiency will exhibit an unnatural coloring. Furthermore, the leaves may have an abnormal shape and new leaves may wilt and die. In severe cases, bronzing will occur on the tops of mature leaves. To correct this deficiency, simply apply a fertilizer that contains chloride. The average chloride in topsoil is 10 parts per million (p.p.m.). Plant growth suffers if the level of chloride in the soil falls to 2 p.p.m. or lower.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/way_5729155_chlo...#ixzz2a4quF6X9
The optimal level of chloride in soils and plant tissues is neither universally known nor understood. With no optimal value to use for comparison in experiments, scientists have few other factors to measure and evaluate for a better understanding of chloride levels. Typically, plants can tolerate high concentrations of chloride in the soil without harm, as high as 20,000 parts per million. Dried tissues from healthy plants can reveal internal concentrations of 70 to 100 ppm.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_12003849_co...#ixzz2a4s6q3d6
It's kind of funny, the EPA standard for chlorine in drinking water is 4ppm. That seems like a LONG way from a harmful level to mj plants.
