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. 1965 Sep;13(5):776–780. doi: 10.1128/am.13.5.776-780.1965

Efficiency of Chlorine Dioxide as a Bactericide1

Melvin A Benarde 1, Bernard M Israel 1, Vincent P Olivieri 1, Marvin L Granstrom 1
PMCID: PMC1058342  PMID: 5325940

Abstract

We found chlorine dioxide to be a more effective disinfectant than chlorine in sewage effluent at pH 8.5. Chlorine dioxide was also found to be a more stable bactericide in relation to pH in the range studied.

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