Questions have been raised about the disinfectant byproducts (DBPs) that form when bacteria in drinking water interact with chlorine and chloramines in water disinfection. Late last year, the Plastics ...

Brunswick County will be temporarily changing its primary water disinfectant from chloramines to free chlorine from Oct. 26 ...

The city typically treats the drinking water with chloramine formed from the combination of free chlorine and ammonia. But this month, the city is using free chlorine without any ammonia.

You can buy distilled water at your local grocery store or on Amazon, but making it home will save you money and keep a few ...

Chlorine isn't just used in pools -- water utilities use it to clean drinking water before it leaves the treatment plant to make its journey to taps. Centerton doesn't even treat its drinking ...

The best faucet water filters should address common contaminants in your area and have certifications by organizations such as NSF and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). They should ...

Because chlorine is able to kill most germs, we also depend on it to disinfect our drinking water and clean the water in our swimming pools. In the US, 98 percent of treated water supply systems ...

"Microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and parasites can also contaminate our drinking water ... by its smell (avoid water that has a sulfuric odor or smells like chlorine or swampland) and ...

You may experience a chlorine taste that will dissipate within ... assert coliform bacteria must not be present at all in drinking water. According to the Maine Division of Public Health Systems ...

In total, 3,700 properties were left without safe water for 26 hours after 8.8mg per litre of chlorine was detected at a Derbyshire reservoir. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) cautioned ...

A pair of Sidney firefighters in Hazmat suits walk towards the City of Sidney Water Treatment Plant pulling a wagon filled ...

Some water-users may experience a slight change in the aesthetics of their water during the conversion, including a ...