Re: [Killietalk] Cloromine (sic)

["Robert Tucker" <tucker at covad_net>]

I'm a little confused. Is it hypo that could load the water with ammonia or
both hypo and Amquel?

Tucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LeeH920226 at aol_com>
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Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Cloromine (sic)


>
> In a message dated 2/2/04 2:05:32 PM, Edd_Kray at rf.doe.gov writes:
>
> << One question on this chloramines controversy. How does the rather
> aberrant pH of St Louis water effect this situation ? I recall that the
> pH there is close to 9. Doesn't this effectively reduce the toxicity of
> the ammonia  released by the hypo. Whereas in a situation with more
> normal pH (7), the ammonia might be a real problem. So experience unique
> to St Louis may not apply to the majority of the rest of the US.
>  >>
>
> At the higher pH, the ammonia will be more of a problem.
>
> Lee Harper
> Media, PA
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