In the US, 98 percent of treated water supply systems use chlorine as a disinfectant. Here's what you need to know about how chlorine kills germs. When to use chlorine to treat water When you add ...

Glutaraldehyde disinfectants should always be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s directions. Chlorine compounds are good disinfectants on clean surfaces, but are quickly inactivated by organic ...

The switch to free chlorine from the regularly used disinfectant chloramine is a common preventive maintenance practice by many utilities to keep water mains clean and free of potentially harmful ...

In that case, you’ll need a disinfectant, which kills viruses, fungi and bacteria on surfaces so they don’t continue to spread, says Brian Boyle, co-owner of MaidThis Cleaning in Utah.

New testing shows the city of San Angelo has greatly reduced contaminants in the public drinking water supply.

Davie, FL will use free chlorine for water treatment from May 16 to June 13, 2025, following health guidelines.

Lenoir County will temporarily change the disinfectant used in the water treatment process, starting March 17and continuing until April 21. They will be using chlorine rather than chloramines ...

Failure of chlorine disinfection is mostly caused by the presence of organic matter and at higher pH above 7.0. For water disinfection, the aim is to achieve a concentration of three to four parts ...

The city's water filtration plant has switched back to ozone as the primary disinfectant after being shut down April 7.

That's because the Department of Public Works is replacing the ozone system equipment at Oshkosh's water filtration plant.