A newly identified compound in tap water that had eluded scientists for decades prompts safety concerns for a third of ...

Researchers have identified a chemical in certain tap water across the United States as chloronitramide anion. Here's what to ...

Some water systems decided to use chloramine -- a chemical compound formed by mixing chlorine and ammonia -- as a ...

No, that's not a libation you'd find at the Tatooine cantina in Star Wars, but a new chemical by-product in our tap water ...

That product turns out to be chloronitramide anion ... In D.C., a switch to chloramine disinfection in 2001 temporarily ...

Part of the reason for the concern over the chemical's potential toxicity is that it appears to be widespread in U.S.

Despite the identification of a new chemical and the presence of an old chemical, fluoride, in drinking water, experts said ...

Chlorine-based water treatments create many by-products, but one has been elusive. Its identification sets the stage for studying its health effects.

The effects of a chemical that’s produced when water is treated for viruses and bacteria are unknown, but there's a clear ...

Since then, it’s been identified. The newly identified substance is called “chloronitramide anion,” which is produced when ...

Scientists find chloronitramide anions form in water treated with chloramines, raising questions about the ions’ toxicity ...

A mysterious by-product of a chemical used to disinfect ... in 2001 temporarily increased lead levels in drinking water, until another chemical was added. In a “Perspective” article in Science ...