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Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1995.tb01281.x
Subject(s) - chlorine , odor , taste , phenomenon , point (geometry) , chemistry , breakpoint , mathematics , biochemistry , organic chemistry , philosophy , epistemology , geometry , chromosomal translocation , gene
This month's question concerns a strong chlorine taste and odor in the water, eventhough the chlorine feed was lowered. The answer states that this phenomenon is associated with a chlorine dosage that is too low rather than too high. The article provides a brief discussion of breakpoint chlorination, the point at which the chlorine dosage has satisfied the chlorine demand, and includes a table to illustrate chlorine breakpoint.