chlorine
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Indeed, sodium chloride — each molecule consists of one sodium atom and one chlorine atom — is often thought of first as an antifreeze, lowering the freezing temperature of water.
From New York Times
That included a 2005 crash in which a Norfolk Southern train hauling chlorine plowed into another, killing nine people in Graniteville, South Carolina.
From Seattle Times
About 21,000 fish, including sturgeon and endangered chinook salmon, died of chlorine exposure in a “catastrophic failure” at a UC Davis research facility, university officials said Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times
The loss appears to be a result of chlorine exposure, to which fish are uniquely sensitive, according to a Thursday news release from U.C.
From Seattle Times
As for swimming pools, Burstin said he’s not worried, given the chlorine and how anything in the water would be diluted.
From Los Angeles Times
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