http://www.chloramine.org/ccacflier.htmWhat you need to know about chloramine:
Chloramine is a combination of chlorine and ammonia.
Chloramine is a less effective disinfectant than chlorine and cannot kill pathogens like E. Coli and certain viruses effectively according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
As a result, the health and lives of infants less than 6 months of age, people with suppressed immune systems such as HIV and Aids patients and those going through chemotherapy, are at risk. They must have their water boiled for over ten minutes to kill the pathogens in the water as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that there are NO studies on skin or respiratory effects of chloramine.
The EPA states that the limited studies on cancer to date are inadequate. So we do not know if chloramine can cause cancer.
Kidney dialysis patients must have chloramine completely removed from the water for dialysis treatment to prevent hemolytic anemia.
Chloramine is difficult to remove from water. It cannot be removed by boiling, distilling, or by standing uncovered.
Your greatest exposure to chloramine in tap water is through bathing and showering.
Showerhead filters will not remove chloramine. A whole house or whole apartment filter with an extensive carbon filter and a reverse osmosis or cation filter is necessary and is expensive.
Sink filters only work on cold water. A costly whole house filtration system is necessary to process all water.
Chloramine leaches lead from pipes and lead-tin solder from pipe joints. Lead poisoning can cause neurological damage and health problems, even death in young children.
Chloramine can pit pinholes in copper pipes. Leaks from the pipes can cause toxic molds and endanger the health of people.
Insurance companies do not cover damage from mold. As a result, some homeowners lose their homes.
Chloramine can corrode rubber plumbing parts such as toilet flappers, and de-elasticizes plastic polymer pipes, leaching carcinogens into tap water.
The thousands to tens of thousands of dollars in plumbing repair costs caused by chloramine are passed on to property owners.
Chloramine can kill fish, amphibians and water-based reptiles and marine invertebrates. Chloramine enters directly into their bloodstream, gills, or skin, literally suffocating them to death.
Chloramine entering streams, ponds, or the SF Bay from water main breakages can cause environmental damage to fish and marine life. The Canadian EPA has deemed chloramine "toxic" to the environment (CEPA 1999).
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