hyperchlorination
English
Etymology
hyper- + chlorination
Noun
hyperchlorination (uncountable)
- A water treatment method that chlorinates water to a very high degree.
- 2015 August 5, “Effect of Common Drinking Water Disinfectants, Chlorine and Heat, on Free Legionella and Amoebae-Associated Legionella”, in PLOS ONE, DOI::
- Free chlorine is mostly used at a low concentration (0.2–0.5 mg L -1 ) as a secondary disinfectant for the maintenance of water quality in distribution systems [3 ,9 ] or at higher concentrations as an installation disinfection treatment called hyperchlorination.
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