The chlorine containing deposits in the power plant environment is very harmful in terms of degrading the plant component materials. The cyclic reaction starts by the chlorine gas shorten the life of the plant components. In this study, this cyclic reaction is study in detail, which is required further to find the preventive methods for slow down the degradation of the plant components, especia...

A previously healthy 23-year-old man with nonproductive cough and sore throat presented to the hospital a few hours after chlorine gas exposure at a fitness center swimming pool. Initial physical examination and chest radiograph were normal. Thirty-six hours later he developed worsening dyspnea and cough, with development of blood-tinged sputum. Arterial blood gas analysis showed mild hypoxemia...

Chlorine and chlorine dioxide (ClO2), common disinfecting and bleaching chemicals used in the food industry, are potent oxidizing and chlorinating agents. Unfortunately, little is known about the nature of the reactions of chlorine with organic food constituents. This presentation reviews published information concerning the reactions of chlorine gas (Cl2[g]), aqueous chlorine, and ClO2 with mo...

Acute and chronic effects of exposure to chlorine and chloramines can result in the irritation of the skin and mucous membranes, often leading to airway edema resulting in respiratory difficulties, burning in the throat, eyes and nose. Ingestion of bleach or bleach-containing products often results in adverse gastrointestinal effects. Data captured by the three centers comprising the Florida Po...

Millions of people worldwide enjoy swimming pool activities every year. Traditionally, chlorine-containing chemicals have been used as the sanitizing agent. Some chlorine containing chemicals used include chlorine gas, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, lithium hypochlorite, and chlorinated isocyanurates. These chemicals enter the pool as a concentrated solution, or in the form of hypoc...

Nowadays, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry (both extractive and open-path techniques) is widely used for the detection of air pollutants because the method is fast, reliable, and nondestructive. It is capable of detecting simultaneously all compounds except non-infrared active homonuclear diatomic molecules. Molecular chlorine gas has many anthropogenic sources, including water t...

Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is an unstable green-yellowish gas with an irritating odor [1]. In water, ClO2 exists as free radicals and as a powerful oxidizing agent, it reacts easily with reducing agents. The end products of ClO2 reactions are chloride (Cl-), chlorite (ClO-), and chlorate (ClO3) [2]. Chlorine dioxide is a promising food preservative as a substitute for chlorine (Cl2) because unlike...