A new review has found a link between chlorine byproducts in our drinking water and a greater chance of bladder and colorectal cancer. Reading time 2 minutes An important tool for keeping our drinking ...

Experts say drinking water disinfection is essential, but current methods may expose people to potentially harmful compounds. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

One of the first reactions that students learn in college-level organic chemistry is hydrochlorination—adding hydrogen chloride to a carbon-carbon double or triple bond. The classic textbook version ...

Researchers have studied how combinations of different environmental factors affect the chlorination of organic matter in soils. The results show that the supply of fresh organic compounds, which ...

Newly settled spat of the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) exhibited reduced survival and growth when exposed to chronic chlorination (as NaOCl). Spat exposed to nominal concentrations of 0.250 ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The City of North Platte has announced a five-day water chlorination period to run in early June. According to the North Platte Water Department, the chlorination period ...

Twelve people, including at least 7 children, were taken to nearby hospitals in Texas after an apparent “over-chlorination” of a lazy river pool, Houston officials said. The Houston Fire Department ...

Polluted water in urban poor communities transmits water-borne diarrheal diseases, such as cholera and typhoid, which can be particularly deadly to children. This evaluation studied whether an ...

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Experts say drinking water disinfection is essential, but current methods may expose people to potentially harmful compounds. Nearly all public drinking water in the United States and Europe is ...