Chlorination

Chloramines are very common drinking water contaminants, and most people are familiar with the foul taste & odour they create—at least from swimming pools, if not from drinking water. This Bulletin is to explain what chloramines are, where they come from, and what to do...

Recent developments in drinking water research have identified the formation of disinfection byproducts when a strong disinfectant like chlorine reacts with organic matter that may be present in water.  Disinfection byproducts like Trihalomethanes (THMs) have been linked with Cancer. Formation of disinfection byproducts is more...