Re: [Killietalk] Cloromine (sic)

[Charles Harrison <Charles at inkmkr_com>]

Scott,

"boiling" aeration really does not do much for 
removing the Chloramine. I have tried to do this 
"boiling" aeration and tested the Chlorine daily 
for about 5 weeks, the change is about half, I 
would estimate the half life to be some where 
around 5 to 6 weeks for this compound. As long as 
the pH is low enough, Ammonium ions remain in 
solution. The standard qualitative test procedure 
for nitrogen is to boil the sample in Sulfuric 
acid for an hour (~200 °C). Qualitatively noting 
is lost to high temperature boiling.

If the pH is below 8.75 there just isn't enough 
NH3 available to loose. Chemically there won't be 
any valence Oxidation or Reduction changes to the 
NH4+ with simple water/air  static conditions. 
The enzymes necessary (bacteria, etc.) to do the 
nitrite/nitrate changes must be present to do 
much conversions.


Stick with the charcoal filters or water 
treatment chemicals- seriously! and do some 
testing for Chlorine on a regular basis.

Charles Harrison


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