There have been a lot of rumors concerning the connection between chlorine dioxide and NASA. It has been said that NASA endorses the use of chlorine dioxide as a safe method to kill harmful microorganisms in the body, thus declaring it the “universal antidote” in 1988.
There is no doubt that NASA has been using chlorine dioxide for purposes of sanitation for a long time. Alcide, one of the companies that supplied NASA with chlorine dioxide, registered a patent based on chlorine dioxide with the intent of using it in air conditioning as a disinfectant.
The new product was featured in NASA’s yearly magazine SPINOFF in 1988. The title of the article about the company’s new product was titled, “A Universal Antidote.” The article did feature some impressive information about chlorine dioxide and its ability to kill pathogens like bacteria, viruses and fungi and is non-toxic to humans, plants or animals.
Also noting that chlorine dioxide was being used in research for potentially treating lung disease, acne, herpes and cystic fibrosis.
Although, in this article, published by NASA, they did title it,
“A Universal Antidote”
And did report,
It kills bacteria, viruses, and fungi
Is non-toxic to humans, plants or animals
And,
May potentially be effective in treating lung disease, acne, herpes and cystic fibrosis
Those statements were specifically directed in general to ongoing research and patents that were held by the Alcide Corporation.
One would hardly consider this an endorsement, and in no way would it indicate that NASA had recommended the oral ingestion of chlorine dioxide for any reason.
ci02 disinfectant
ci02 disinfectant has been used for over 100 years a universal sanitization agent in hospitals, laboratories, and industrial in all types of food processing facilities.
ci02 disinfectant is used as water purification drops in the field by military, research expeditions, outdoorsmen, hikers, and campers the world over. This is a two-step process whereby part 1 and part 2 (sodium chlorite and an acid activator) are mixed together, allowed to activate for 30 to 40 seconds, which creates chlorine dioxide, then the activated mixture is added to water to purify it for safe drinking.
First used at the Niagara Falls Water Treatment Plant, chlorine dioxide spread quickly throughout the USA and Canada water treatment facilities and is now commonly used in conjunction with UV treatment to make public water safe for drinking. This type of municipal water treatment is practiced in Canada and throughout the world.
ci02 disinfectant works
Oxidizable microorganisms cannot defend themselves against chlorine dioxide, even if they are dormant. Chlorine dioxide (ci02 disinfectant) seamlessly penetrates protective biofilms where oxidizable bacteria can often hide. Other bactericides breakdown in the biofilm as they as they react to inert sugars, whereas chlorine remains intact, destroying the bacteria on contact within the biofilm and continuing to breakdown the biofilm.
This makes chlorine dioxide the reigning king of public drinking water as it can effectively wipe out Giardia Lambia and Cryptosporidium oocysts. Combining chlorine dioxide with UV treatment is the standard being used by most municipal water treatment facilities in the United States, Canada, and abroad to assure public protection from Cryptosporidium.
