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 ...

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 ...

Starting Saturday, Lake Worth’sWater Treatment Plantwill change its water chlorination process for two weeks to maintain high water quality. The city will use a free chlorine residual water treatment ...

LAKE WORTH — To maintain high water quality in the water distribution system, the city’s Water Treatment Plant will temporarily change the water chlorination methods for two weeks starting Wednesday ...

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 ...

Polluted water in urban poor communities transmits water-borne diarrheal diseases, such as cholera and typhoid, which can be particularly deadly to children. This evaluation studied whether an ...