本文讨论了一氯胺可能有益于或控制管道系统中军团菌的假设。因为一氯胺氯比游离氯更能穿透生物膜，所以氯胺在军团菌的生物生态位中更有效的假设在生物学上是合理的。美国疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）的调查人员在2000年9月的《AWWA》杂志上发表了一项研究，结论是使用一氯胺消毒市政用水可能会预防退伍军人病。这些作者建议90%的医院- 如果使用一氯胺代替游离氯进行残留消毒，与饮用水相关的退伍军人病的后天暴发可能不会发生。包括8篇参考文献。

This paper discusses the hypothesis that monochloramine may be beneficial or control of Legionella in plumbing systems. Because monochloramine chlorine penetrates biofilms better than free chlorine, the hypothesis that chloramines are more effective in the biological niche of Legionella is biologically plausible. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presented a study in the September 2000 issue of Journal AWWA concluding that the use of monochloramine for disinfection of municipal water might prevent Legionnaires' disease. These authors suggested that 90 percent of hospital-acquired outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease associated with drinking water might not have occurred if monochloramine had been used instead of free chlorine for residual disinfection. Includes 8 references.