The easiest way to know if your city uses chlorine or chloramines is by using the LaMotte Test Strips for Free and Total Chlorine. ... Free and Total Chlorine with test strips from LaMotte. These test strips are used to identify if you your city uses chloramines or chlorine as the main disinfectant.
What test is used to check for chlorine chloramines levels?
Testing for free chlorine, chloramines or total chlorine can be accomplished using the N.N-diethyl-p-phenylene-diamine (DPD) based test kits or dip-and-read test strips. On-line monitors can be used to measure chloramines concentrations.
How do you remove chloramine from tap water?
Chloramines are best removed from water by catalytic carbon filtration. Catalytic carbon, activated carbon with an enhanced capacity for contaminant removal, is one of the few filtration media that can successfully reduce chloramines from drinking water.Jan 10, 2020