Chlorine Dioxide: A Single Atom Makes all the Difference

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Small changes in molecular structure can generate very large differences in effect. In papermaking, the switch from molecular chlorine gas to chlorine dioxide -- a seemingly small change on the molecular level -- results in significant environmental improvement.

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Date Of Record Release	2009-11-09 13:33:21
Description	Small changes in molecular structure can generate very large differences in effect. In papermaking, the switch from molecular chlorine gas to chlorine dioxide -- a seemingly small change on the molecular level -- results in significant environmental improvement.
Classification	Water and Wastewater -- Pollution Prevention Pollution Prevention
Resource Type	Guide/Report/Fact sheet
Format	Text
Subject	Pollution prevention Associations, institutions, etc. Papermaking Chlorine
Source	Alliance for Environmental Technology (AET)
Keyword	Chlorine Dioxide
Selector	Chapman
Date Of Record Creation	2009-11-09 13:18:07
Education Level	General Public
Date Last Modified	2009-12-14 19:15:18
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2009-11-09 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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