The following acute (short-term) health effects may occur immediately or shortly after exposure to Chloramine: * Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. * Breathing Chloramine can irritate the nose and throat. * Breathing Chloramine can irritate the lungs causing coughing and/or shortness of breath.

Are chloramines harmful to humans?

Chloramine levels up to 4 milligrams per liter (mg/L) or 4 parts per million (ppm) are considered safe in drinking water. At these levels, harmful health effects are unlikely to occur.

Is chloramine toxic?

Chloramines are all respiratory irritants with trichloramine being the most toxic (order of toxicity: monochloramine < dichloramine < trichloramine-most severe.) In contrast to what water utilities claim, it is impossible to have only monochloramine.