How to Use chloramine in a Sentence
chloramine
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Phase 3, which is the final phase of the project, consists of chloramine stations and a bulk water purchase station.
— Hannah Reed, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2021 -
The bigger problem should be a second addition to water, chloramine.
— Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Nov. 2017 -
NDMA can be formed as a byproduct of water purification with chlorine or chloramine.
— Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2012 -
The bureau advises us to filter our tap water because of carcinogenic chloramines and trihalomethane that are in the water as part of the disinfection process, as well as heavy metals that are picked up in the pipes on the way to homes.
— oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2020 -
Mixing beach with ammonia creates a toxic gas called chloramine.
— oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2021 -
Bleach + ammonia Bleach and ammonia produce a toxic gas called chloramine.
— Lauren Smith, Good Housekeeping, 19 Dec. 2017 -
Bleach + Ammonia Bleach and ammonia produce a toxic gas called chloramine.
— Lisa Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 19 Dec. 2017 -
Using a hydroponics system, however, can cause problems, as there are not enough organics sometimes to take care of the chloramine.
— Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Nov. 2017 -
The utility recently switched to a new chloramine system to correct the chlorination problems.
— Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018 -
In many American homes, water is treated with chlorine and chloramine, which kill pathogens but not mycobacteria, a genus that includes the cause of tuberculosis.
— Lisa Margonelli, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018 -
While advocating on the behalf of the citizens of Columbia, Missouri, who were dealing with issues tied to chloramine, Brockovich battled it out with a scientist on a radio show.
— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 27 Aug. 2020 -
And a water plant administrator in Poughkeepsie, New York, who stopped using chloramine to treat the city's water after concerns were raised about the chemical's effects on pipe corrosion.
— Julia Thompson, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2020 -
The water is cleaned to such an extent, Kothari said, that compounds like chloramine — a combination of chlorine and ammonia commonly used to treat drinking water — have to be blended back in to resemble the taste of ordinary tap water.
— Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 20 Nov. 2019 -
Mixing those two products creates a solution that emits a harmful gas called chloramine – the same chemical reaction believed to have killed an employee at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Massachusetts last year.
— Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 5 June 2020
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