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  • From: "Tom Jaszewski" <tomj AT lvcm.com>
  • To: <compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Compostteas] Re: chloramine; was When is the brew finished?
  • Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:53:13 -0700

We use a filter of the type used with a water softening system. Its good, as I remember for several million gallons. I think we spent $250-300USD. It has removed ALL chlorine from the water. An inexpensive pool test module for pool/spas is a good way to monitor.
 
"Chloramine, like chlorine, is effective in controlling biofilm, which is a slime coating in the pipe caused by bacteria. Controlling biofilms also tends to reduce coliform concentrations and biofilm-induced corrosion of pipes."
 
Sounds ike it will definitly affect our grews if not removed....
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Subject: [Compostteas] Re: chloramine; was When is the brew finished?

Carole Eddington wrote:

In other parts of our county they not only
use chlorine, but chloramine, which I do not know that much about, but
understand it is harder to get rid of.


At a two-day symposium led by  Elaine, I asked her about the effect of chloramine on the organisms in tea, this because chloramine doesn't off-gas as does chlorine.  

The response was less than helpful, to the effect that why would anyone use that in water.   

The fact is that many municipalities do use chloramine.  So, we need an answer.

Jean, in Portland,OR,
where the city water is treated with chloramine



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