Chloramine is a chemical compound made by combining chlorine and ammonia. It is used for disinfecting water because it kills harmful bacteria and viruses.
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It's best to consult your pet supplier to see what product will work best for your fish, but commercially available dechloramination products and specialized carbon filters with highquality granular activation carbon are typically most successful in
removing chloramine from the water.
History
of chloramine use Chloraminated water has been used safely in cities in the United States, Canada and Great Britain for more than 90 years.
It's also believed the ammonia used to create
chloramines in water can cause nitrate levels to rise and hurt young children.
With new EPA regulations going into effect in 2012, it's expected that even more cities will convert to
chloramine use like Tulsa.
Treating your wat er Local pet stores and suppliers carry low - cost
chloramine water conditioners for pet owners.
So why did this North Carolina water company start
adding chloramines to the public water supply in the first place?
Brands such as AmQuel, Ammo - Lock or AquaCleanse will remove
chloramine from the water.
However, I have heard that the more persistent forms of chlorine used by some cities, such
as chloramine, can cause problems.
Vitamin C will also
neutralize Chloramine (chlorine and ammonia) which is also often used in treating water and which can be more dangerous than Chlorine.
Sweat, sunscreens, urine and other chemicals and waste combine with chlorine to
create chloramines.
Cities in our region that use
chloramine disinfection — and have for decades — include Oklahoma City, Sand Springs, Lawton, Norman, Denver, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and St.Louis.
(2) Other THMs formed include the di - and trichloramines formed
when chloramine is used as a disinfecting agent.
A shower filter can remove harmful chemicals like chlorine and
chloramines which are linked to cancer and skin problems and affect the microbiome.
(7) Chlorine and
chloramine vapors are associated with greater risk of asthma, and may damage the mucosal lining of the respiratory tract.
Unlike chlorine which can dissipate as it travels through pipes,
chloramine remains active in the water (and on your body).
This helps to kill bacteria more effectively in the water,
however chloramine also carries risks including bladder cancer, linkages to liver, kidney, central nervous system problems, and reproductive effects, and anemia.
Chloramines eat away at the lead contained in the solder used to connect pipes, as well as actual lead service lines, and deposits lead into the water supply.
In addition, scientists have
discovered chloramines can create their own disinfection byproducts, such as N - nitrosodimethylamine.
By the
time chloramine travels through our water system to the lakes and rivers, its presence is so minimal that it has no effect on the natural life cycle of fish and water animals.
Chloramine provides longer - lasting protection, as it does not break down as quickly in the pipes.
Back in the mid-1960s, when I lived in Philadelphia, the water treatment facility
introduced chloramines to the public water supply.
At the time, to the best of my memory, there was only one product sold by the trade that would
deactivate chloramines.
If mixed with cleaners containing ammonia, chlorinated cleaning products form lung -
damaging chloramine gases.
Maintain and operate a 10 MGD water treatment plant that utilizes lime - softening, ozone disinfection, biological filtration and
chloramines for final disinfection.
Performs daily analysis of samples to confirm satisfactory results in chlorine and
chloramine residuals.
However, traces
of chloramine in the water may not be to everyone's liking either, because it causes rashes after showering in a small percentage of people and can apparently increase lead exposure in older homes as it leaches the heavy metal off old pipes.
Unfortunately, many filters that remove chlorine do not easily
remove chloramines, so it is important to research options and address both chemicals when considering shower filters.
After
chloramine removers, which are the tip of the iceberg, no one seems to have a clue what any of these mystical treatments are good for.
Beginning in February 2012, the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority (TMUA) will begin
adding chloramine to the City's water instead of chlorine for disinfection in the distribution system.
This can sometime be attributed to chlorine or
chloramine in tap water.
The City's change to
chloramine disinfection will benefit water customers by reducing the levels of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in our water system, while still providing protection from waterborne disease.
Since few home filters will remove chlorine from water, and from what I am told neither boiling nor standing will remove
chloramine, I suggest that you try bottled water if you are experiencing what you think might be water related problems with your sourdough.
Even if you're on a city water supply,
chloramine and other chemicals used to sanitize the water don't taste so great.
In my home, I use Aquasana, a local Austin - based company whose filters are designed to remove heavy metals, chlorine,
chloramines, pesticides, and herbicides from water.
This neutralizes chlorine,
chloramines and chlorine gas in about 5 minutes.
Another chemical often used in the water supply is
chloramine, a mixture of chlorine and ammonia.