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Table 1. Mixing A 0.5% Chlorine Decontamination Solution
Liquid bleach (sodium hypochlorite solution)
Type or brand (by country)
% or grams
active chlorine
8 º Chlorum * 2.4%
JIK (Kenya, Zambia), Robin Bleach
(Nepal)
Water-to-chlorine =
0.5% solution
10 mL bleach in 40 mL water
1 part bleach to 4 parts water
3.5% 10 mL bleach in 60 mL water
12 º Chlorum 3.6% 1 part bleach to 6 parts water
Household Bleach (Indonesia, USA),
ACE (Turkey), Eau de Javel (France)
15 º Chlorum, Lejia (Peru),
Blanquedor, Cloro (Mexico)
5%
6%
Lavandina (Bolivia) 8%
Chloros (United Kingdom) 10%
Chloros (United Kingdom), Extrait de
Javel (France), 48 º Chlorum
Dry powders
Type or brand (by country)
15%
% or grams
active chlorine
10 mL bleach in 90 mL water
1 part bleach to 9 parts water
10 mL bleach in 110 mL water
1 part bleach to 11 parts water
10 mL bleach in 150 mL water
1 part bleach to 15 parts water
10 mL bleach in 190 mL water
1 part bleach to 19 parts water
10 mL bleach in 290 mL water
1 part bleach to 29 parts water
Water-to-chlorine =
0.5% solution
Calcium hypochlorite 70% 7.1 grams per liter
Calcium hypochlorite 35% 14.2 grams per liter
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) 60% 8.3 grams per liter
Tablets
Type or brand (by country)
Chloramine tablets *
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate
(NaDCC-based tablets)
% or grams
active chlorine
1 gram chlorine
per tablet
1.5 grams
chlorine per tablet
Water-to-chlorine =
0.5% solution
20 grams per liter
(20 tablets per liter)
4 tablets per liter
*Chloramine releases chlorine slower than hypochlorite. Before using the solution, be sure the tablet is
completely dissolved.
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