Chloronitramide anion is a by-product of chloramine decomposition. Chloramines are used to disinfect drinking water. "For over a century, chemical disinfection of public water supplies has ...

Since the 1970s, scientists have found chlorinated water can contain chemical byproducts that at high enough doses have been ...

For over a century, public water systems have used chemical compounds to kill pathogens that cause waterborne diseases such ...

Chloronitramide anion, a newly identified by-product of chloramine use in water disinfection, raises concerns due to its ...

A previously unidentified chemical has been discovered in the tap water of about one-third of U.S. homes, a new study has ...

Chlorine-based water treatments create many by-products, but one has been elusive. Its identification sets the stage for studying its health effects.

"There must be something in the water!" is something many of us have probably observed at some point. To scientists, though, ...

For decades, utilities in the U.S. have used a family of disinfectants known as chloramines to disinfect drinking water. Municipalities turned to these substances as an alternative to chlorine ...

The substance, called “chloronitramide anion,” is made when water is treated with chloramine. Chloramine is a chemical formed ...

The city of Shawnee will begin treating drinking water as part of its yearly maintenance program.

Researchers have identified chloronitramide anion, a previously unknown by-product of chloramine disinfection, in tap water systems across the United States. The compound, detected at levels ...