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Chloride

Deutsch: Chlorid / Español: Cloruro / Português: Cloreto / Français: Chlorure / Italiano: Cloruro

In the environment context, "chloride" refers to the anionic form of chlorine (Cl-) found naturally in many environmental sources, including seawater, salt lakes, and underground brine reservoirs, as Well as in various organic and Inorganic compounds. It is one of the major inorganic Anions in water and plays a significant role in various biological and ecological processes.

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Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons are

1. Chemicals containing only chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen. These include a class of persistent, broad-spectrum insecticides that linger in the environment and accumulate in the food chain.

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Chlorinated Solvent

A Chlorinated Solvent is an organic solvent containing chlorine atoms(e.g.

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Chlorination

Deutsch: Chlorierung / Español: Cloración / Português: Cloração / Français: Chloration / Italiano: Clorazione /

A Chlorination is the application of chlorine to drinking water, sewage, or industrial waste to disinfect or to oxidize undesirable compounds.

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Chlorination byproducts

chlorination byproducts are cancer-causing chemicals created when chlorine used for water disinfection combines with dirt and organic Matter in water.

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Chlorinator

A Chlorinator is a device that adds chlorine, in gas or liquid form, to water or sewage to kill infectious bacteria.

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Chlorine

Deutsch: Chlor / Español: Cloro / Português: Cloro / Français: Chlore / Italiano: Cloro /

A chlorine is a highly reactive halogen element, used most often in the form of a pungent gas to disinfect drinking water.

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Chlorine-Contact Chamber

A Chlorine-Contact Chamber is That part of a water treatment plant where Effluent is disinfected by chlorine.

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Chlorofluorocarbons

Deutsch: Chlorofluorkohlenwasserstoffe / Español: Clorofluorocarbonos / Português: Clorofluorocarbonetos / Français: Chlorofluorocarbones / Italiano: Clorofluorocarburi /

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is a family of inert, nontoxic, and easily liquefied chemicals used in refrigeration, air conditioning, packaging, insulation, or as solvents and Aerosol propellants.

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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

- chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) : A chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is stable, artificially-created chemical compounds containing carbon, chlorine, fluorine and sometimes hydrogen.

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