mother2kamryn
Aquarium Advice Regular
After researching ammonia in california water on the internet... it doesnt seem like its anything new... Aparently they are using it to fight off some cancer causing agent in the water....
"THM's include chloroform---the principal cancer causing agent in the THM group.
As these THM levels in Bay Area water began exceeding the 100 part per billion level, ammonia was added to the water to replace a portion of the chlorine treatment. The result was the chloramine chemical compound which kills your tropical fish and is a disaster for anyone on kidney dialysis.
This is a delicate "balancing act" by the water company---to eliminate widespread disease from bacteria in untreated water---chlorine and ammonia must be added, in some mixture to kill those bacteria---and at the same time keep the THM levels below levels established by the EPA and health professionals as "significant cancer risk" levels.
That is what I found. Even they are aware that it is killing fish. lol.. thanks for everything!
"THM's include chloroform---the principal cancer causing agent in the THM group.
As these THM levels in Bay Area water began exceeding the 100 part per billion level, ammonia was added to the water to replace a portion of the chlorine treatment. The result was the chloramine chemical compound which kills your tropical fish and is a disaster for anyone on kidney dialysis.
This is a delicate "balancing act" by the water company---to eliminate widespread disease from bacteria in untreated water---chlorine and ammonia must be added, in some mixture to kill those bacteria---and at the same time keep the THM levels below levels established by the EPA and health professionals as "significant cancer risk" levels.
That is what I found. Even they are aware that it is killing fish. lol.. thanks for everything!