Researchers at John Hopkins University have found that the most common method for disinfecting water – chlorination – can generate toxic by-products that have not previously been identified. The team ...

St. Tammany Parish will soon begin using a new method to disinfect the drinking water in parts of the Slidell area, where some have complained about chlorine levels, an official said Thursday night ...

Chlorine, the most common chemical used to disinfect drinking water in the United States, creates previously unidentified toxic byproducts in the very water its meant to disinfect, according to a new ...

Contaminated water poses serious health risks, as seen in recent illness outbreaks. Experts warn that unsafe water can cause ...

To maintain high water quality in Lake Worth’s water distribution system, the city’s Water Treatment Plant will temporarily change the water chlorination methods for two weeks, starting Sunday, ...

Most consumers of drinking water in the United States know that chemicals are used in the treatment processes to ensure the water is safe to drink. But they might not know that the use of some of ...

Chlorine has long been used as an effective way of removing microorganisms, including bacteria, from drinking water but it has been linked to health problems. In a new study, researchers looked at how ...