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Because chlorine is a powerful oxidant, in high enough concentrations it can kill anything, including viruses. In solution, pH affects the disinfectant properties of chlorine, with different viruses responding differently at different pHs. Also affecting chlorine's disinfectant properties is the presence of impurities in the water which may neutralize the oxidizing properties of chlorine by forming alternate chlorine compounds.

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