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Clorox Announces Plans to Phase Out Chlorine
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by Barbara McPherson | November 4, 2009 at 02:44 pm
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The Clorox Company has announced plans to phase out chlorine in its bleach. The company's bleach product synonymous with the element chlorine made the announcement on Monday.
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 2, 2009 - The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced that it plans to begin modifying manufacturing processes in its U.S. bleach operations. The initiative calls for Clorox to begin transitioning from chlorine to high-strength bleach as a raw material for making its namesake bleach.
"This decision was driven by our commitment to strengthen our operations and add another layer of security," said Chairman and CEO Don Knauss.
Clorox will start with its Fairfield, Calif., plant. The company expects to complete the transition there within six months, followed by a phased, multiyear transition for six additional plants.
The move to eliminate chlorine in their bleaching products will increase the safety of the public by removing the need for large tanker cars of chlorine. It will also lessen the need for producing large quantities of chlorine gas.
The facilities necessary for producing large quantities of poisonous gases have been pointed out as possible terrorist targets.
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at 15:59 on November 4th, 2009
About time. The question remaining would be what will replace it and how bad that replacement will end up be for the environment.
Best would be to get away from all those products back to basics.
at 02:52 on November 5th, 2009
Chlorine is pretty basic. Not much more basic than being an element.
at 06:38 on November 5th, 2009
That would be two elements since it is HCL and it is rather agresive. Now other forms are made that are even more agresive such as NaClO/ HCl + H2O → H3O+ + Cl− Both the mist and the solution have a corrosive effect on human tissue, with the potential to damage respiratory organs, eyes, skin, and intestines.
at 06:00 on November 5th, 2009
It is about time. This is an industry I am very familiar with in which my company sells non-toxic environmentally friendly cleaning products to the art and craft industry. I have been complaining for years of the need to eliminate chlorine as a cleaner/disinfectant and often a killer in household situations. Chlorine is a dangerous substance and is to be avoided at all cost.
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Valencia Gandara (not verified)at 14:25 on November 5th, 2009
Now if we can only get it out of our drinking water.Heating Chlorinated water for a nice hot relaxing shower creates a chlorine gas otherwise know as Chloroform......ever wonder why a hot shower or bath really is so relaxing? You have chloroformed yourself! Thanks EPA!I feel though that the claims that tanker trucks would not be needed to transport chlorine about the Country is a fib because they will still need to transport it for the various city drinking water treatment facillities.This leads me to wonder... do they just want to use their reasons listed to remove the ability to kill molds and infectious diseases only from the general population and kill some of us off in the mean time? The medical labs on military bases that test blood and fluids clean up tabletops and more at night with chlorine bleach. I do not know what civilian labs clean up with, probably the same.Yes, bleach is a necessary evil but if they are going to remove it for civilian purchase they should also stop treating water with poisonous chlorine too!I'm going to begin stocking up now, thanks for the alerting article.