It's a poison. Most people can tolerate a low concentration of that poison on their skin. But germs cannot easily live in chlorinated water.
It isn't free of germs and that is why we purify the water.
There is 3 measurements of chlorine in a pool or spa. Total chlorine, combined chlorine, and free available chlorine. Free available chlorine is the good chlorine that is active in the pool killings germs and algae. Combined chlorine is chlorine is basically chlorine that was once active but has killed germs or bacteria and is now inactive in the pool. Total chlorine is free available and combined chlorine added together. If your combined chlorine is higher than free available chlorine then the water needs to be shocked to eliminate the combined chlorine. But be careful here. If you don't reach what's called break point you will only add to the combined chlorine. There are products on the market which will only remove combined chlorine without effecting your free available chlorine if you are unsure about reaching breakpoint. Hope this helps.
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chlorine is an antioxidant hat kills germs and other microscopic forms of life in water. in any environment where water is constantly warmed it is necessary to keep the water free from organisms that may contaminate it. especially when in the food handling industry.
Chlorine is used for water treatment because it is effective in killing harmful bacteria, viruses, and parasites in the water. It helps to disinfect the water and make it safe for consumption by destroying pathogens that can cause diseases. Chlorine also helps to control algae and other organic matter in the water.
Adding HCl to chlorine water helps to stabilize the chlorine, increasing its shelf life and preventing it from degrading into undesirable byproducts. It also helps to maintain a consistent concentration of free chlorine for disinfection purposes.
No, metal-free does not have the ability to remove chlorine from water. Metal-free is typically a product used to sequester or bind metal ions in the water to prevent staining or other issues. To remove chlorine from water, you would need to use a chlorine neutralizer or a water filtration system that is designed to remove chlorine.
Combined chlorine is when the chlorine molecule has attached itself to other molecules in water. In other words it has "combined" with something else in the water. Those could be iron, manganese, ammonia or other things depending on the source water. Free chlorine is the molecules that are "free" in the water to do the disinfection.
Yes, boiling water can effectively remove chlorine from it. When water is boiled, the chlorine gas is released into the air, leaving the water free of chlorine.
Yes, boiling water can effectively remove chlorine. When water is boiled, the chlorine gas is released into the air, leaving the water free of chlorine.
Many people install salt water systems under the impression that it is chlorine free. Salt water systems produce chlorine electronically and therefore does not require adding chlorine to the water physically. So salt water is not chlorine free water. There are alternative pool sanitation systems that use an advanced oxidation process, combined with copper ionization to sanitize the water. These oxygen based systems do not produce any chlorine. These systems produce 100% chlorine free water.
Free Chlorine is the Chlorine which is free to do its work in the pool, as opposed to Combined Chlorine which is chlorine that has combined with contaminants and is tied up and ineffective as a sanitizer in the pool. Sometimes you will see it abbreviated as FAC, which stands for Free Available Chlorine.