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Tag: chlorine gas

Coming Clean on Chlorine Safety

  • By : PureAire Monitoring Systems
  • Posted on : January 28, 2022

What is chlorine? Chlorine gas (Cl2) is a dense, yellow-green gas that has a distinctive, irritating odor that is similar to bleach and is almost instantly noticeable even at very low concentrations. While Cl2 is not flammable, it may react explosively when exposed to other gases, including acetylene, ether, ammonia, natural gas, and hydrogen, among […]

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Gas Detectors Can Ensure Chlorine Safety in Swimming Pools

  • By : PureAire Monitoring Systems
  • Posted on : July 31, 2019

In April 2019, six people became sick after being exposed to chlorine gas at a hotel pool in India, because one of the chlorine gas cylinders, which had been stored improperly, began to leak, exposing swimmers to chlorine gas.  In June 2019, some 50 pool patrons became ill after a pump malfunction leaked chlorine gas […]

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