First, Crystal Stephens noticed the new, odd odor of her tap water. “It smelled either like bleach or fishy,” says the resident of Hannibal, Missouri. Then, when she showered, she developed a cough, ...

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For decades, utilities in the U.S. have used a family of disinfectants known as chloramines to disinfect drinking water. Municipalities turned to these substances as an alternative to chlorine, ...

If you've been to an indoor pool, you probably know the distinct scent of what many of us think is chlorine, but that pungent odor comes from chloramines, chemical compounds formed when chlorine mixes ...

Many public water systems in the United States use inorganic chloramines to disinfect drinking water, but their decomposition products have long been a mystery. In a new study, researchers report the ...

Greenville Utilities customers may notice a slight change in the taste or smell of their tap water beginning June 15 as the utility temporarily changes its wate ...

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