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chlorination

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[klawr-uhn-ay-shuhn] / ˌklɔr ənˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of chlorinating.


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If stored water sits too long, it can lose its chlorination, which in turn can allow the growth of harmful pathogens such as the bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

This allowed them to develop an effective method for separating useful phosphorus-containing compounds using a combination of chlorination steps with and without the presence of carbon.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

Other cities followed and the use of chlorination as standard treatment for water disinfection rapidly grew.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2023

Clean water is also being delivered by lorries and chlorination is being scaled up.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022

After charging, the barrel is rotated, and when the chlorination is complete the contents are emptied on a filter of quartz or some similar material, and the filtrate led to settling tanks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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