Water Treatment Chlorine Dioxide– How Affect Your Health?
For a period of time, chlorine dioxide has been recognized as a superior disinfectant. It disinfect drinking water and widely used as the solution for the removal of iron and manganese in water and ultimately eliminate the risks of excessive THM and bromate levels in heavily chlorinated water. Water treatment chlorine dioxide helps to destroy bacteria, viruses and some types of parasites that can make people sick. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the maximum concentration of chlorine dioxide in drinking water to be no greater than 0.8 parts per million (ppm). Water treatment chlorine dioxide is widely used an effective oxidant, biocide and disinfectant at relatively low concentrations. It also has minimal reactivity with organic matter and minimal byproducts are formed during the treatment process. Chlorine dioxide has the potential to kill bacteria, viruses and other microbes in water which aid prevent the spread of waterborne diseases without hydrolyzing. Chlorine...