{"id":32803,"date":"2020-07-28T04:41:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T04:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=32803"},"modified":"2023-09-13T06:52:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T06:52:24","slug":"chlorination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/chlorination\/","title":{"rendered":"Chlorination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To combine or treat with chlorine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sterilisation by adding chlorine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Addition of small amounts of a compound of chlorine (e.g., chlorine dioxide) into a water supply to kill organisms that might otherwise cause disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The addition of noninjurious traces of chlorine (often one part million) to water supplies before human consumption to insure that disease-causing organisms are destroyed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The addition of chlorine or one of its derivatives to water, to kill microorganisms. For effective disinfection, a concentration of 0.5 to 1 part chlorine per million parts water is necessary. Some studies have suggested an association (but not a causal link) between the chlorination of drinking water and the incidence of cancers and birth defects.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-19\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The process of saturating with chlorine, employed in public baths to disinfect water and occasionally used for sterilizing drinking water.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To combine or treat with chlorine. 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