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Chemical Disinfection In Household Water Treatment

Automatic Dosing Device Under this topic we shall consider chlorine disinfection, which is the most widely used disinfectant globally.  We'll explore a bit the chemistry of chlorine and chlorine dosing.  We'll look at different forms of chlorine; gas, liquid, and solid.  And review the effectiveness of chlorine in reducing pathogens.  Chlorine has been used for over a century for the treatment of drinking water.  Beginning in the UK and USA in the early 20th century.  Today, chlorine is used in 98% of U.S. water utilities and in similarly high numbers  across the world. Chlorine is also widely used at the household level.  Of course, many households use bleach for cleaning and laundry.  But in surveys conducted in low and medium income countries, 5.6% of respondents  reported  adding chlorine to their drinking water to make it safer to drink.  This was the second most common household water treatment practice men...

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