Researchers examined how disinfectants used to clean tap water behave once they’re in the water, raising several questions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers say they have identified a previously unknown, potentially toxic chemical called chloronitramide anion in the drinking ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q. Most water-supply companies nationwide are switching to chloramine instead of chlorine for water disinfection. What are the effects of it on humans and pets? A. Chloramine is a chemical compound ...

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, ...

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