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A member asked:
What ppm of chloramine kills naegleria fowleri?
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1: 1ppm kills 99.9% within 9 minutes. Recommended levels usually given as 0.5 mg /Liter for water for home use and drinking and cooking.
Answered 12/29/2020
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N. Fowleri: "Free chlorine or chloramines at 0.5mg/L or higher will control N.fowleri, provided that the disinfectant persists through the water supply system." REF: http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/HealthCondition/condition/14/165/101/naegleria-fowleri-qs-and-as#:~:text=fowleri%20cannot%20survive%20in%20water,through%20the%20water%20supply%20system.
Answered 1/26/2021
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