What are Chlorine Dioxide & Chlorite?
CAS#: Chlorine Dioxide
010049-04-4, Chlorite 007758-19-2
Chlorine dioxide is a yellow to reddish-yellow manufactured
gas. It does not occur naturally in the environment. When added
to water, chlorine dioxide forms chlorite ion, which is also
a very reactive chemical.
Chlorine dioxide is used as a bleaching agent at paper manufacturing
plants, and in public water treatment facilities to make water
safe to drink. In 2001, chlorine dioxide and chlorite were used
to decontaminate a number of public buildings following the
release of anthrax spores in the United States.
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