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[G6PD phenotype and red blood cell sensitivity to the oxidising action of chlorites in drinking water].
Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita - 1 Jan 2000
Contu A, Bajorek M, Carlini M, Meloni P, Cocco P, Schintu M
Abstract excerpt
Chlorine dioxide is widely used to replace sodium hypochlorite in the disinfection of surface waters for human consumption, in order to avoid or reduce the formation of organohalogenated compounds with mutagenic and carcinogenic activity. However, chlorine dioxide may lead to the formation of by-products, such as chlorites and chlorates, that have an oxidative effect on the blood corpuscled fraction. In this...
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