dre2xl You can stop panicking. The effects of chloramines are acute (they dont last long). The only thing I would be concerned about is chemical pneumonia resulting from the exposure. IANAD, IAAC - see a doctor if you start getting chesty. Since you first posted 4 days ago if nothing yet, you are prob. OK.



btw - chloramines, dichloramines, HCl and possibly nitrogen trichloride would be produced in rxn of bleach and ammonia. Not sure about chlorine gas though. I suppose thats what the BBC link had, but its broken.



Chloramines are produced via reaction of chlorine with ammonia, or organic nitrogen compounds. These are serious respiratory/eye irritants.



Chloramines give rise to the 'smell of chlorine' you get in pools. Here it is produced when the HOCl, hypochlorous acid, from the 'chlorine' reacts with ammonia-like compounds.



panamajackDont worry about the chloramine in the drinking water. It is another way of delivering chlorine. It has more available

chlorine than Cl2 and it is less prone to evaporation. Apparently its not to good if you have fish.



Activated carbon should do a good job of filtering out the chloramines. But it wouldnt be worth it, the chloramine is present in very low conc. It is not a problem. Talk to your water authority. Come to think of it, it may be better than HOCl, which may produce halomethanes in the water. I remember reading a while ago about chloroform being concentrated in hot showers. Reply With Quote