In article <4hbgss$7p7 at newsbf02.news.aol.com>, ljherdez at aol.com (LJHERDEZ)
wrote:
> First of all, if there any duplicates of this message floating around, I
> apologize. I had difficulty getting this posted correctly.
>> Now for my question to anyone who can provide journals references, etc.
> I'm a childbirth educator. One of my families recently learned that
> chloramine is being added to their water system. The mother is about 30
> wks. gestation. Since I'm having trouble accessing Medline right now,
> I'm unable to search this subject well. I'm wondering if anyone on this
> board has info. on this subject or can direct me to other areas that have
> this info. As of now, I have found nothing to address this subject either
> way. Please email me at: ljherdez at aol.com.>> Thanks in advance! LJH
There is absolutely no evidence for this. Chloramines have been used in
drinking water treatment for basically the entire 20th century. A number
of large cities use chloramine addition (Denver, Philadelphia, and I
believe parts of Los Angeles, among others).
The only adverse human health effects of chloramines that I am aware of
are in kidney dialysis settings (where the tap water used in the dialysate
can diffuse accross the membrane directly into the blood); in this
setting, where chloramines are employed, other dialysis water (e.g.,
distilled, or carbon treated) must be used.
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