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External Chlorine/Chloramines Reduction Cartridge
[PRE-CHL] [by Intelifil]
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- 1500 gallon capacity
- External filter housing required
The External Chlorine/Chloramines Reduction Cartridge will remove harmful chlorine and chloramine from your drinking water. Intended for use outside of your water ionizer machine with an external filter housing.
About Chloramine
Chloramine use in the United States has significantly increased as a disinfectant over the last several years. More than thirty percent of all municipal water systems now use chloramine disinfectant for all or part of the year. Chloramines are produced by the addition of ammonia to water containing free chlorine at a pH of 7.0 or higher. The most abundant chloramine produced is monochloramine. All municipal water systems that serve twenty-five residences or more are required to file an annual report containing information on drinking water quality. This report will also indicate the use of chloramine or chlorine as a disinfectant.
What are the health effects?
Hospitals and kidney dialysis centers must be alerted when chloramines are used for water supply disinfection. Cases of chloramine-induced hemolytic anemia in patients have been reported when their dialysis water was not appropriately treated. Persons with liver or kidney disease and those with hereditary urea cycle disorders are at increased risk for ammonia toxicity from the consumption of chloraminated water and kidney dialysis patients cannot use chloraminated water in their dialysis machines because it will cause hemolytic anemia.
Respiratory irritations as chloramine fumes can cause an individual to become congested and cause sneezing, sinus congestion, coughing, choking, wheezing, shortness of breath, and asthma.
Chloraminated vapor from showers, baths, hot tubs, dishwashers, and other household appliances contains volatilized chemicals that can be inhaled and cause irritation to the respiratory tract. Chloramine exposure also damages lung mucosa, making the lungs more susceptible to allergens and infections
Chloramine exposure can also cause severe skin reactions: rashes, itching, welting, chapping, cracking, bleeding, dry skin, flaking, blistering, burning sensation, scarring, pigmentation. Chloramines can also aggravate other skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
Other dangers of chloramine
Unlike chlorine, chloramines do not rapidly dissipate on standing, nor do they dissipate by boiling. Drawbacks to the use of chloramines can include potential water quality problems (e.g. nitrification and corrosion) if the treatment process is not carefully controlled and the system's operational practices are not appropriately adjusted for the new disinfectant. Chloramine can change the chemical properties of the water, which can impact corrosion of lead and copper.
While chloramination has been recommended by the EPA since the 1990s as a way to lower the level of carcinogenic disinfection byproducts (DBPs) created by chlorination, it has led to unintended consequences, in some cases making the water extremely toxic. Chloramines, like chlorine, are toxic to fish and amphibians at levels used for drinking water.
| Capacity: | 1500 gallons |
| Length: | 10" |
| Used For: | Chlorine and chloramine removal |
| Filter Media: | Catalytic Carbon |
| Housing Required: | Yes (housings here) |
| Supplier: | AlkaViva |
Made from specially designed catalytic carbon
