chloramines

This is often done through the addition of chloramines, discussed above as a primary disinfectant.

That combination forms chloramines which are very acrid and toxic.

You add chlorine to get rid of the chloramines.

Chloramines are used to maintain a residual disinfectant throughout the water distribution system.

Unfortunately, chloramines are about 50 to 100 times less effective as a disinfectant than chlorine gas.

Chloramines are also responsible for the reported "chlorine" smell of swimming pools.

To be sure, chloramines do not produce trihalomethane compounds as chlorine gas does.

Those that remove chloramines should deal with the ammonia produced in that process too.

This will result in the evolution of "chloramines".

Chloramines are a byproduct of the reaction between chlorine gas and ammonia.

Ammonia must be added to most water supplies for chloramines to be generated.

Some experts said they believed that chloramines were more corrosive for plumbing, leaching lead into the water.

Monochloramine is one form of chloramines commonly used for disinfection by municipal water systems.

Do any of these combinations produce Chlorine Gas or the toxic chloramines?

Lastly, ammonia is added to the water to react with the chlorine to form chloramines.

Metallic iron is shown to reduce inorganic and organic chloramines effectively.

The use of more persistent and less volatile compounds such as the chloramines has posed a serious problem for many fishkeepers.

A milder residual form such as "chloramines" is likely to have higher concentration in your tap water when you draw it.

Electrolysis burns off chloramines in the same manner as traditional shock (oxidizer).

In swimming pools, chloramines are formed by the reaction of free chlorine with organic substances.

A variety of organic chloramines are known and proven useful in organic synthesis.

Pool test kits designed for use by homeowners are sensitive to both free chlorine and chloramines, which can be misleading.

In 1984-85, he managed the conversion of Metropolitan's secondary disinfection system from free chlorine to chloramines.

The chloramines result from the reaction of ammonia and chlorine and/or hypochlorite.

Be wary of a very strong chlorine smell - it's a sign of chloramines and poor ventilation.