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Chlorination level of tap water in southern western Norfolk

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Hello

I thought I'd create this thread to document a phenomenon that I experience with my mains water supply that's intermittently bothersome. For me, this isn't particularly related to autism - but I've something to say and I'm an FM here and this is supposedly a discussion forum / community.

Every few months, I notice that there can be a period of 1-3 days when the chlorine level in my mains water is abnormally high. I notice that when showering I can smell a "swimming pool" vapour, the water causes my eyes to smart and my skin feels deadened afterward. I imagine that this abnormal water conforms to required standards but I find it less meets my needs than that usually supplied.

I've decided (until further notice) to make a monthly entry to this thread, stating on how many days in the preceding month I noticed the high chlorine level.

If other FMs have had the same phenomenon, please start a similar thread specifying your area of the UK in the title and making monthy reports too. If FMs have theories as to the cause of this phenomenon I'd be interested to read those.

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  • aimosan said:

     Suppose, got to choose chlorine or the germs...

    Not the only choices...UV sterilisation...available in some (few) cities

    "History – UV is not a new technology: UV disinfection is an established technology supported by decades of use in applications from drug manufacturing to waste water treatment. The germicidal properties of sunlight were discovered by Downes and Blunt (1877). Once it was understood that UV light was the wavelength responsible for this germicidal activity, the development of mercury lamps as artificial UV light sources in 1901, and the use of quartz as a UV transmitting material in 1906, paved the way for the technology to be developed and used in a controlled and meaningful way. The first drinking water disinfection application took place in Marseilles, France in 1910 and considerable research on the mechanisms of UV disinfection and the inactivation of microorganisms has since been completed."

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  • aimosan said:

     Suppose, got to choose chlorine or the germs...

    Not the only choices...UV sterilisation...available in some (few) cities

    "History – UV is not a new technology: UV disinfection is an established technology supported by decades of use in applications from drug manufacturing to waste water treatment. The germicidal properties of sunlight were discovered by Downes and Blunt (1877). Once it was understood that UV light was the wavelength responsible for this germicidal activity, the development of mercury lamps as artificial UV light sources in 1901, and the use of quartz as a UV transmitting material in 1906, paved the way for the technology to be developed and used in a controlled and meaningful way. The first drinking water disinfection application took place in Marseilles, France in 1910 and considerable research on the mechanisms of UV disinfection and the inactivation of microorganisms has since been completed."

    Source Document

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