Odessa will use only chlorine to disinfect water and release its annual water quality report, assuring residents water ...

Chlorine and chloramines are the most popular disinfectants used by US municipalities to keep drinking water safe. However, in recent years questions have been raised about the disinfectant byproducts ...

Tampa's Water Department switches from chloramine to chlorine from June 9-30 for routine water system maintenance.

Allan O’Briant knows that providing clean drinking water to 125,000 customers can be a tall order. As the water treatment ...

It's been thought that chlorine-based disinfectants like bleach could destroy these pathogens. However, new research has indicated otherwise. C. diff spores were found to be impervious to exposure to ...

Lenoir County will temporarily change the disinfectant used in the water treatment process, starting March 17and continuing ...

Chemical disinfectants often contain active ingredients such as alcohols, chlorine compounds and hydrogen peroxide which can target vital components of different microbes to kill them. In the past ...

Fear of the coronavirus also prompted people to use more disinfectant wipes and sprays in their homes, and consumer spending on cleaning products increased 12 percent between 2019 and 2021.

While chlorine is an effective disinfectant that helps prevent water-borne illnesses, Dr Rajamanya says consumption of chlorinated water for a long time may have various health hazards ...

Chlorine disinfectant does not kill off C. diff, the study found (Lynne Cameron/PA) Disinfectant used in hospitals is no more effective than water at killing off a superbug, research suggests.