Chlorine needs over 15 minutes to kill some viruses, which is why it is best used as a disinfectant in the water supply or in pools where it can sit.

Chlorine has long been used as an effective way of removing microorganisms, including bacteria, from drinking water but it has been linked to health problems. In a new study, researchers looked at how ...

New on-site chlorine generation system will eliminate health risks to plant workers and nearby neighborhoods while ensuring reliable water disinfection for residents CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus ...

Sonoma State University students, staff and anyone on the university’s Rohnert Park campus were advised this weekend to not use its water due to a “quality issue,” SSU officials said.

The McAlester water treatment plant is undergoing several upgrades, after city leaders authorized a $17,000 work order to pay for engineering services for clear well overflow relocation. Authorization ...

WACO, Texas (KXXV) — Waco water customers may notice a slight change in how the water smells and tastes over the next month.

Starting May 7, the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Works will temporarily switch the disinfectant used in the Lopez Project water system from chloramine to free chlorine. This change will ...

Chlorination of the Poat Falls water distribution system began this week as part of its annual maintenance. The goal for the ...

The smell of chlorine was strong enough to make his nose and throat burn, and his eyes water. Jayson DeLoach of Centerton said that he had to step out of his bathroom when running a bath last month, ...

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AUTHORITIES IN MCDOWELL COUNTY AND OLD FORT HAVE ISSUED A WATER ADVISORY DUE TO POSSIBLE THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED CHLORINE LEVELS. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, THERE IS AN ISSUE ...