Well I’ve been doing some research into chloramine use in drinking water and unfortunately the SFPUC is talk out of both side of their mouth. On one hand it’s harmless, yet on the other it’s harmful. It turns out that chloramine produces trihalomethanes, this means a halogen element attaches it self to methane. One of these in particular is when a chlorine atom attaches it creates chloroform. This is one of the many bad things produced by chloramine use.
It also turns out that chloramine is highly corrosive and leaches lead and other heavy metals from pipes and breaks down rubber washers and a regular water filter will do nothing to remove it. On the harmful side you hear about DBP’s or Disinfectant By-Products. Take a look at some what those DBP’s are and you’ll be shocked.
I have to say though that the SFPUC is doing what it can to eliminate them, but there are better ways to sterilize water such as UV light, ozonization and reverse osmosis. Most of California is using chloramine in the water and there have also been studies done that there’s been a sharp jump in autism in California over the past 10 years. Drop autism and chloramine into google and see what shows up.
If you live in the Bay Area I highly recommend you contact the Concerned Citizens Against Chloramine.
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