Viability of Commercially Available Bleach for Water Treatment in Developing Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11030049 |
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| Authors | Daniele Lantagne (0000-0001-6594-0261, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author), Daniele S Lantagne (Daniele S. Lantange is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1975-1978 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2009.160077 |
| PMID | 19762657 |
| PMCID | PMC2759783 |
| OpenAlex | W1978090563 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
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
Bleach · Business · Chlorine · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Pulp and paper industry · Quality (philosophy) · Water quality · Chemistry · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Engineering · Medicine · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Highly cited | No |
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