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Chlorine emission during the chlorination of water – case study

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This paper deals with the incident of the excessive use of chlorine and leakage of unused chlorine from an industrial chlorination cistern and the lesson learned.

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Gangopadhyay, R.K., Das, S.K. Chlorine emission during the chlorination of water – case study. Environ Monit Assess 125, 197–200 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-9252-3

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