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- Title
Viability of commercially available bleach for water treatment in developing countries.
- Authors
Lantagne, Daniele S
- Abstract
Treating household water with low-cost, widely available commercial bleach is recommended by some organizations to improve water quality and reduce disease in developing countries. I analyzed the chlorine concentration of 32 bleaches from 12 developing countries; the average error between advertised and measured concentration was 35% (range = -45%-100%; standard deviation = 40%). Because of disparities between advertised and actual concentration, the use of commercial bleach for water treatment in developing countries is not recommended without ongoing quality control testing.
- Publication
American journal of public health, 2009, Vol 99, Issue 11, p1975
- ISSN
1541-0048
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2009.160077