在有更有力的流行病学和临床证据支持氯化会产生严重健康风险的指控之前，以及在仔细研究替代消毒剂的潜在健康影响之前，不应逐步取消氯化消毒而不是其他消毒方法。包括27个参考文献和表格。

The practice of chlorination in preference to other methods of disinfection should not be phased out until there is stronger epidemiological and clinical evidence to support the charge that it produces serious health risks, and until the potential health effects of substitute disinfectants are carefully explored. Includes 27 references, tables.