> This argument blithely obscures the fact that most natural chlorine found in the environment is inertly bound up as salt. The chemical industry invests huge amounts of energy to split #salt molecules to produce caustic soda and highly reactive chlorine gas, most of which is directed to form downstream products called #organochlorines (carbon-bonded chlorine compounds). Nearly all organochlorines are #toxic, persistent or liable to #bioaccumulate in the #FoodWeb once..[in] the environment.