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This article is about a water treatment process. For chlorination in organic chemistry, see Halogenation.

Chlorination is the process of adding the element chlorine to water as a method of water purification to make it fit for human consumption as drinking water. Water which has been treated with chlorine is effective in preventing the spread of disease.

The chlorination of public drinking supplies was originally met with resistance, as people were concerned about the health effects of the practice. The use of chlorine has greatly reduced the prevalence of waterborne disease as it is effective against almost all bacteria and viruses, as well as amoeba.

Chlorination is also used to sterilize the water in swimming pools and as a disinfection stage in sewage treatment. It can also apply to the addition of chlorine to other elements, such as gold in the formation of gold chloride.



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Re: Cat not drinking water

... changed in weeks......Rain water pools are their favorite. I leave them fresh water inside the house, but they still love the dirty stuff. - Maybe they are turned off by the faint taste of chlorine....I don't know what it is....... My cat has been caught drinking out of the fishbowl- one fish, pretty testy about his small bowl. She laps up water unless she gets caught. She doesn't...

Re: sanitization of equipment

... it causes me any problems. For anyone who does think that this might be causing them a problem, you could always boil your tap water to not only completely sanitize it but to also boil off any chlorine, and then cover it for the last couple of minutes of the boil to sanitize the lid, and then keep it covered with the lid until it cools off to room temperature. I know that the vacuum...

Re: Cat not drinking water

...Cats love to drink from dirty water pools. Mine like to drink from our birdbath, even if the water hasn't been changed in weeks......Rain water pools are their favorite. I leave them fresh water inside the house, but they still love the dirty stuff. - Maybe they are turned off by the faint taste of chlorine....I don't know what it is....... Are they OK with metal bowls though ?

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... skin and hair after the first time you use it!" - Rena Matthews, Editor, Cosmetology Today Softer Healthier Skin and Hair! "Up to 2/3 of the harmful effects of chlorine are due to inhalation and skin absorption while showering." - The American Journal of Public Health People with Asthma, Bronchitis, Respiratory Problems, and Skin Conditions All Experience Surprising Improvements! ...

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... skin and hair after the first time you use it!" - Rena Matthews, Editor, Cosmetology Today Softer Healthier Skin and Hair! "Up to 2/3 of the harmful effects of chlorine are due to inhalation and skin absorption while showering." - The American Journal of Public Health People with Asthma, Bronchitis, Respiratory Problems, and Skin Conditions All Experience Surprising Improvements! ...

Re: Cat not drinking water

... changed in weeks......Rain water pools are their favorite. I leave them fresh water inside the house, but they still love the dirty stuff. - Maybe they are turned off by the faint taste of chlorine....I don't know what it is....... My cat has been caught drinking out of the fishbowl- one fish, pretty testy about his small bowl. She laps up water unless she gets caught. She...

Re: Mosquito nets

... to 19 percent or more, and were identical to phenomena reported in Britain. In 1967, shell thickness in herring gull eggs from five states decreased with increases in chlorinated hydrocarbon residues. Herring gulls reportedly increased from 2,000 pairs in 1941 to 35,000 pairs in 1971. Ironically, the Massachusetts department of Natural resources permitted the Audubon Society to ...

Re: Mosquito nets

..., have amounted to 19 percent or more, and were identical to phenomena reported in Britain. In 1967, shell thickness in herring gull eggs from five states decreased with increases in chlorinated hydrocarbon residues. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/165/3889/199 Dieldrin and DDT: Effects on Sparrow Hawk Eggshells and Reproduction Richard D. Porter 1 and Stanley N. Wiemeyer 1...

Re: Cat not drinking water

... hasn't been changed in weeks......Rain water pools are their favorite. I leave them fresh water inside the house, but they still love the dirty stuff. - Maybe they are turned off by the faint taste of chlorine....I don't know what it is....... Are they OK with metal bowls though ? -- Count Baldoni I don't use metal bowls, but I don't think it would hurt the ...

Re: Cat not drinking water

...What's bad about metal bowls ? Jon Cats love to drink from dirty water pools. Mine like to drink from our birdbath, even if the water hasn't been changed in weeks......Rain water pools are their favorite. I leave them fresh water inside the house, but they still love the dirty stuff. - Maybe they are turned off by the faint taste of chlorine....I don't know what it is.......

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