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Re:LA is dumping millions of plastic balls into its reservoi... by rtpg on Thursday August 13, 2015 @04:46AM (#10052863)
Just a guess, but maybe chlorine needs a good amount of time to be effective, and the transit time from reservoir to tap might not be enough
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Re:LA is dumping millions of plastic balls into its reservoi... by Zardoz84 on Thursday August 13, 2015 @05:11AM (#10052964)
Why not use ozone to teat the water. It's a better solution that chlorine, even more effective to kill bacteria.
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Re:LA is dumping millions of plastic balls into its reservoi... by david_b on Thursday August 13, 2015 @06:07AM (#10053121)
Why not, indeed...

Bromates are formed many different ways in municipal drinking water. The most common is the reaction of ozone and bromide.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromate

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