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Health Effects of Alternate Disinfectants and Their Reaction Products
Author(s) -
Bull R.J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1980.tb04515.x
Subject(s) - chlorine dioxide , chlorine , ozone , chemistry , carcinogen , environmental chemistry , disinfectant , toxicology , organic chemistry , biology
Chlorine dioxide and its organic reaction products may present a higher risk from acute toxicity than chlorine, combined chlorine, or ozone, but its use may be advantageous when the generation of possibly carcinogenic byproducts by other disinfectants is considered.