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Clam Articles Stir Concern About Dialysis Problems
Author(s) -
Klein Norman A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1990.tb06925.x
Subject(s) - dialysis , chloramine , intensive care medicine , chloramine t , medicine , chemistry , chlorine , organic chemistry
The October 1989 JOURNAL featured two articles on controlling the asiatic clam by using monochloramines instead of chlorination. Mr. Klein quotes from the National Rural Water Association Technical Bulletin TB7, Trihalomethanes: An Overview, “Unless it is dechlorinated before it enters the distribution system, chloraminetreated water cannot be ingested by people on kidney dialysis machines. When chloramine‐treated water flows through the dialysis machine and into the patient's blood, ammonia is released. Ammonia can prevent blood from carrying oxygen properly.” With the movement toward home dialysis, more water systems will be serving dialysis patients and Mr. Klein recommends that this kidney dialysis problem be stressed in any future chloramine articles.