Provides documents related to chloramine research.
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How did EPA evaluate the safety of monochloramine for use as a drinking water disinfectant? (PDF)(1 pg, 34 K)
Explains how EPA used data analysis to evaluate the safety of monochloramine for use as a drinking water disinfectant
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Why does EPA believe that sufficient research has been conducted to approve the use of monochloramine as a drinking water disinfectant? (PDF)(1 pg, 37 K)
Explains how EPA uses risk assessment methods, research, experience, and regulations to ensure that sufficient research has been conducted to approve the use of monochloramine as a drinking water disinfectant
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Why does EPA believe monochloramine is safe and appropriate to use? (PDF)(1 pg, 35 K)
Explains how EPA utilizes research, experience, risk assessments, and regulatory standards to ensure that monochloramine is safe and appropriate to use
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What does EPA see as the advantages of using monochloramine? (PDF)(1 pg, 35 K)
Provides advantages to using monochloramine and compares it with chlorine
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What does EPA see as the disadvantages of using monochloramine? (PDF)(1 pg, 34 K)
Explains potential disadvantages to using monochloramine
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What is EPA’s current focus regarding chloramines research? What other ongoing research is EPA aware of? (PDF)(1 pg, 42 K)
Explains EPA's current focus on the effectiveness and safety of using chloramines as a disinfectant