Project 4320

Assessing Potential Short-Term Impacts of Chloramination

$49,806
Completed
Principal Investigator
Richard Pleus
Research Principal
Grace Jang, PhD
Contractor
Intertox Inc.
Customer Relations & Stakeholder Engagement
Risk Assessment
Treatment
Utility Management
Water Quality

Abstract

This project (1) synthesized existing knowledge on the acute human health effects associated with exposure to chloraminated water, (2) discussed these with respect to possible public health impacts for future communication and management efforts related to monochloramine use in drinking water, and (3) identified the path forward to better inform our understanding regarding possible acute health effects of exposure to chloraminated drinking water. Published in 2015.