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Littleton, Colo

I'm new at this so I'm sure it's been asked before..........we brew our tea with rain,lake, pond, river, well water to avoid chloramine and then drench it around our plants....we build up the biology in the soil and my question is....if we then water with city water that has chloramine, is it killing all the beneficial biology off in the soil ?

7/30/2008 11:58:21 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

No. The act of filtering through a biologically active soil helps rid the effectiveness of chloramine. It's not great, but it isn't the end of the biology either.

7/31/2008 12:47:32 PM

Seattle, WA

i agree with Tremor. The water will de-chloramine when it comes in contact with the organic matter in the soil. From what I understand from Dr. E, the biological loss from this is minimal due to the overwhelming amount of organic matter in the soil. In teas it is an issue though because you're starting with a relatively small amount of compost/biology in relation to the water/chloramine.

There are filters you can buy, but they are a bit expensive and also will restrict flow rates in most instances.

7/31/2008 1:34:10 PM

Pataskala,OH

You mean chlorine?

7/31/2008 2:30:40 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Nic, Chlorine is used in swimming pools and hot tubs.....chloramine is used for drinking water.

http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/waterfaqs/f/faq0050.htm

7/31/2008 2:38:46 PM

Littleton, Colo

Thank you Tremor and Tad !!

7/31/2008 5:10:54 PM

Seattle, WA

Depending on where you live, they've swapped out chlorine for chloramines in municipal water supplies. Chloramine is much harder to remove because it is a much more stable molecule and doesn't degas or break down over time.

7/31/2008 5:27:39 PM