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Q: Chlorine is used to kill bacteria in the water at treatment plants. This chlorine can be harmful to some aquatic species. Based on this information what other step must be taken in the treatment of wa?
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Chlorine is used to kill bacteria in the water at treatment plants. This chlorine can be harmful to some aquatic species. Based on this information what other step must be taken in the treatment of w?

The chlorine must be removed before the water is released into the ocean


Is chlorine a bacteria?

No. Chlorine is a chemical element.


Does chlorine raise or lower pH?

depending on the volume of chlorine you put in your pool. Chlorination or simply the adding of chlorine to water is extensively used in many water treatment facilities primarily to disinfect or kill harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria.


What is some information about chlorine?

chlorine can kill you.


What element is pumped into drinking water in treatment plants to kill harmful bacteria?

It's chlorine that kills the harmful bacteria in drinking water.


Is chlorine man made?

No, chlorine is an element, one of the most reactive elements there is. However, we use chlorine in compounds to make the chlorine used in killing bacteria in pools.


Is chlorine with water in it explosive?

No. In fact chlorine is added to swimming pools to kill bacteria.


Which substance is often used to kill bacteria in water?

You are probably thinking of chlorine.


How does chlorine help purify water?

chlorine kills off all bacteria within the water


How does the toxicity of chlorine and iodine make them useful?

They kill bacteria. Tincture of iodine (Na+I3- in H2O) kills bacteria in human wounds. Chlorine kills bacteria is swimming pools, water treatment plants, and campers' water treatment tablets.They're used to disinfect things, i.e., their toxicity to bacteria is something we can take advantage of. Cl is used in bleach, and I is used in surgical disinfectant.


What does bacteria breath?

if im correct, bacteria breath chlorine


What is added to drinking water?

All sorts of things are added to water, from whiskey to orange juice. If you mean added by the public water supply company, the common ones are chlorine to kill bacteria and fluoride to reduce tooth decay.