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I thought I remembered reading something that some amount can be converted into chloramines and that those don't break down quickly.
by seiferteric 4y ago
I thought I remembered reading something that some amount can be converted into chloramines and that those don't break down quickly.
- vondur 4y agoChloramines are used to disinfect residential water supplies. I believe if you mix chlorine and ammonia, you get cyanogen chloride, which is toxic.
- amluto 4y agoYou would need nuclear chlorine :). Neither chlorine, water, nor ammonia contain carbon, so they can’t react to form anything containing carbon. Chlorine reacts with ammonia to form monochloramine, which is fairly innocuous. Monochloramine reacts with more chlorine to form dichloramine and nitrogen trichloride, which are stinky and potentially dangerous.