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CLORAMINAS [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Water Pollution
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Collaboration with Health Canada
DEF

The addition of ammonia to water to form chloroamines, following chlorination as a treatment process.

CONT

Chloramination is the treatment of drinking water with a chloramine disinfectant. Both chlorine and small amounts of ammonia are added to the water one at a time which react together to form chloramine (also called combined chlorine), a long lasting disinfectant. Chloramine disinfection is used in both small and large water treatment plants.

OBS

chloramination; ammoniation: designations and definition standardized by ISO in 2021.

Key term(s)
  • chlorine-ammonia treatment
  • chlorine ammonia disinfection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Collaboration avec Santé Canada
DEF

Addition d'ammoniac à de l'eau en vue de la formation de chloramines, suite à une javellisation comme processus de traitement.

OBS

ammoniation; chloramination : désignations et définition normalisées par l'ISO en 2021.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Tratamiento del agua
  • Colaboración con el Ministerio de Salud de Canadá
DEF

Adición de amoníaco al agua para formar cloraminas, a continuación de la clorinación como proceso de tratamiento.

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Record 2 2015-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

That portion of the total residual chlorine present in the form of chloramines, organic chloramines and nitrogen trichloride.

OBS

combined chlorine: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Partie de chlore résiduel total présente sous forme de chloramines, de chloramines organiques et de trichlorure d'azote.

OBS

chlore combiné : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Tratamiento del agua
DEF

Parte del cloro residual total presente en forma de cloraminas, cloraminas orgánicas y tricloruros de nitrógeno.

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