chlorinated

chlorinate | American Dictionary

chlorinate
verb[ T ]
us/ˈklɔr·əˌneɪt, ˈkloʊr-/
to add chlorine to water in order to kill organisms that might cause infection

Examples of chlorinate

chlorinate
The water was not chlorinated and water quality was monitored regularly for coliforms.
Some toxic compounds, which are generated in very small quantities, like metals, surfactants, and chlorinated solvents have also not been included in the study.
Today, however, the closing (or perhaps chlorinating) of a cholera-infested source of drinking water would not be merely precautionary.
For example, stainless steel is usually considered as relatively inert with respect to chlorinated and fluorinated gases.
The water was replaced and chlorinated twice, after which the basin was left empty over the winter.
In two instances of sporadic infection, water has been identified as a potential source and in both of these the source was not chlorinated.
We refer to the chlorinated shell as the marker.
They were instructed to chlorinate the water and use it for both drinking and hand washing.
Households tend to use this water untreated while institutions may chlorinate it.
The water was manually chlorinated three times per week.
The system was not regularly chlorinated and controlled.
Samples were removed from piles and tested for residues of metal, chlorinated herbicides and organochlorine pesticides.
The water was not chlorinated.
The system was not regularly chlorinated.
The swimmingpool water was not chlorinated.
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