The latest is a study that has detected a previously unidentified chemical byproduct in drinking water. The substance, called ...

For more than four decades, scientists have noticed a mysterious chemical in the treated drinking water of millions of people ...

A major goal of our work is to identify these chemicals and the reaction pathways through which they form,” said Julian ...

Some water systems decided to use chloramine -- a chemical compound formed by mixing chlorine and ammonia -- as a ...

Researchers have identified a chemical in certain tap water across the United States as chloronitramide anion. Here's what to ...

Chloramine is used as a disinfectant in drinking water systems from the US to Australia. Research now shows it breaks down ...

A newly identified compound in tap water that had eluded scientists for decades prompts safety concerns for a third of ...

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

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

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

A newly identified chemical byproduct may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found.