Americans have clean and safe drinking water because water-supply companies rigorously treat it to adhere to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. While chlorine has long been used ...

There's chlorine in your drinking water, America. Or maybe there's a different chlorine compound called chloramine. This isn't meant to alarm you, though of course it's alarming to many. An entire ...

Q: There's been talk about local water suppliers treating water with chloramine instead of chlorine. The proponents of this process seem to say there is little detrimental effect. But I read on one ...

A newly identified chemical byproduct may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found. Scientists do not yet know whether the byproduct is dangerous. But some are ...

Tap water for about 1 in 3 Americans could contain a byproduct from the decontamination process that may be toxic, according to a study published Thursday. For over a century, public water systems ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Whether you're using pesticides or household cleaners, just one chemical can be dangerous. If combined, they could easily become toxic. Do you know the difference? Keith McCoy with ...

The town recently began using a secondary — and controversial — disinfectant called chloramine, which adds ammonia to chlorine, to treat its 94 miles of water lines, including for Charlton customers, ...

This period extends until January 26. Residents may notice a chlorine smell in their tap water, but it remains safe to drink.

Chloramine can cause rubber parts in plumbing systems to deteriorate, sometimes leaving an oily residue in tubs or sinks. It's not a major problem and hasn't been well publicized. The San Francisco ...

Mixing ammonia and bleach is not safe and can be life-threatening depending on the amounts you use. It causes the release of chloramine gas, which is poisonous. Share on Pinterest In an era of ...