Thank you for this informative article on chloramine. From Wordnik.com. [Enviroblog: Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water Archives] Reference
Solutions should be renewed every week (every 3 days for chloramine). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
This combination results in an irritating fume called chloramine gas. From Wordnik.com. [Household Cleaners] Reference
Thus, chlorine and chloramine are probably here to stay for some time. From Wordnik.com. [Enviroblog: Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water Archives] Reference
The EPA says chloramine is safe in drinking water and has been used for decades. From Wordnik.com. [What's Coming] Reference
Exposure to chloramine causes irritation to the eyes, nose, throat, and airways. From Wordnik.com. [Household Cleaners] Reference
Chlorine gas, however, causes more severe and long-lasting effects than chloramine. From Wordnik.com. [Household Cleaners] Reference
I would like to dispute one statement - "chloramine is not unacceptable in itself". From Wordnik.com. [Enviroblog: Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water Archives] Reference
The term “chloramine” as applied to drinking water disinfection needs to be explained. From Wordnik.com. [Enviroblog: Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water Archives] Reference
A disinfectant could be added for a first decontamination (chloramine 20 g/1, lysol 50 g/1). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
Some byproducts of chloramine can be more toxic than chlorine byproducts, says Michael Plewa. From Wordnik.com. [What's Coming] Reference
These symptoms may develop after only a few whiffs of chloramine and may last up to 24 hours. From Wordnik.com. [Household Cleaners] Reference
Flasks containing antiseptics: chloramine and/or chlorhexidine-cetrimide, and polyvidone iodine. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
The mixture of chloramine and fluorosilicates in drinking water causes extensive leaching of lead. From Wordnik.com. [Enviroblog: Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water Archives] Reference
I added information in the post on chloramine toxicity - thanks for bringing this to our attention. From Wordnik.com. [Enviroblog: Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water Archives] Reference
Utilities are using chloramine because of Environmental Protection Agency limits on chlorine byproducts. From Wordnik.com. [What's Coming] Reference
But it turns out that chlorine suppresses corrosion of pipes, including lead ones, and chloramine does not. From Wordnik.com. [Study of D.C. water sharpens understanding of lead threat] Reference
Inhalation of these substances may produce symptoms similar to those caused by chloramine and chlorine gases. From Wordnik.com. [Household Cleaners] Reference
Antiseptic solution e.g. chloramine solution or chlorhexidine-cetrimide solution (preparation: see table 25). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
To avoid that problem, many cities - including Washington in 2000 - switched to a "safer" chemical, chloramine. From Wordnik.com. [Study of D.C. water sharpens understanding of lead threat] Reference
Clean lesions with a disinfectant (chloramine or chlorhexidine-cetrimide solution; preparation: see table 25). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
For wounds and mucous membranes: bath, irrigation or compresses (solutions of chloramine are better than DAKIN). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
The supplementary unit contains a water filter with candles and 2.5 kg of chloramine powder to chlorinate the water. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 16] Reference
This combination produces chlorine gaswhich, like chloramine gas, causes irritation of the eyes, nose, throat and lungs. From Wordnik.com. [Household Cleaners] Reference
· Flasks containing antiseptics: chloramine and/or cetrimide-chlorhexidine, and polyvidone iodine (dilution: see table). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
Treatment (dispensary) - Clean with usual soap or an antiseptic (chloramine or chlorhexidine-cetrimide; preparation: see table 25). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
The new CDC report found that elevated lead levels in children peaked in 2003, a year when chloramine was the only disinfectant used. From Wordnik.com. [Water in thousands of D.C. homes might still be contaminated by lead, CDC says] Reference
The District switched from chlorine to chloramine in 2000. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Wondering what the role of chloramine in drinking water is?. From Wordnik.com. [EzineArticles] Reference
But chloramine also leaches lead and pulls it out of pipes. From Wordnik.com. [ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News] Reference
Has been using chloramine for a few years, mostly in the summer. From Wordnik.com. [ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News] Reference
Has applied to use chloramine but has not yet been approved by DEP. From Wordnik.com. [ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News] Reference
This method relies on the fact that chloramine will react with ammonia. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
But chloramine turns out to have other risks - something people in the District of. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
At first, scientists knew only that chloramine didn't produce the same byproducts chlorine did. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
While both chlorine and chloramine have risks, the debate over how to disinfect bacteria continues. From Wordnik.com. [ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News] Reference
1 g of chloramine generates 250 mg of active chlorine. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
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