Chloramine

In addition, UV reduces chlorine by-products such as chloramine, which often causes eye irritation, strong odor, and equipment and building deterioration in untreated pools. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Chlorine gas, however, causes more severe and long-lasting effects than chloramine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This combination produces chlorine gaswhich, like chloramine gas, causes irritation of the eyes, nose, throat and lungs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These symptoms may develop after only a few whiffs of chloramine and may last up to 24 hours. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This combination results in an irritating fume called chloramine gas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Exposure to chloramine causes irritation to the eyes, nose, throat, and airways. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Inhalation of these substances may produce symptoms similar to those caused by chloramine and chlorine gases. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But it turns out that chlorine suppresses corrosion of pipes, including lead ones, and chloramine does not. ❋ David Brown (2010)

To avoid that problem, many cities - including Washington in 2000 - switched to a "safer" chemical, chloramine. ❋ David Brown (2010)

Many people are aware that bleach can be very dangerous when it is combined with ammonia, as these two can react to form toxic chloramine gas, which can be fatal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The new CDC report found that elevated lead levels in children peaked in 2003, a year when chloramine was the only disinfectant used. ❋ Ashley Halsey III (2010)

D.C. Water may have unwittingly exacerbated the problem in 2000, when it began to use the chemical chloramine, rather than chlorine, to purify the water supply. ❋ Ashley Halsey III (2010)

The lead pollution crisis of the Washington, D.C. water supply - and the culprit that caused it, the water disinfection chemical chloramine - is a powerful example of how things can go terribly wrong when water quality problems are considered and tackled in isolation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Water suppliers may have unwittingly exacerbated the problem in 2000, when the Washington Aqueduct began to use the chemical chloramine, rather than clorine, to purify the water supply. ❋ Ashley Halsey III (2010)

Chloramine causes major health problems in people when their water system switches from chlorine to chloramine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term “chloramine” as applied to drinking water disinfection needs to be explained. ❋ Unknown (2009)