4. WPVI-ABC PHILADELPHIA, PA
APR 16 2003 5:00PM ET
5 PM NEWS
[**05:18:00 PM**] FOR MONTHS HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED
THAT THE
BOOM IN ANTIBACTERIAL PRODUCTS MIGHT ENCOURAGE TOUGHER GERMS.
SCIENTISTS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUND A KEY INGREDIENT THAT CAN
TURN INTO A
POLLUTING CHEMICAL WHEN IT'S EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. THEY FOUND THIS
IN WATER
AND SUNLIGHT CONVERTS TO A VERY MILD DIOXIN. THEY DON'T BREAK
DOWN OVERTIME.