Re: [Killietalk] Chloramine (non sic)

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In a message dated 2/2/04 11:32:44 AM, unclescott at prodigy_net writes:

<< Is aerating the water
at a boil for a couple of days going to force any nitrogenous stuff out or
merely raise the humidity level of one's home? ;) >>

I believe the chloramine is more stable at the boil and not volatile. In any 
case there is a good treatise on the subject at
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_chlorine.htm

Bottom line is use a dechlorinator/ammonia scavenger (Amquel for example) or 
use a carbon filter. Amquel is not as fast as hypo (sodium thiosulfate), but 
after a few hours the chlorine and ammonia are reacted and no longer toxic. I 
worry more about me and the effects of chloramine, so I now only drink beer or 
water from a Brita filter pitcher.

Lee Harper
Media, PA

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