What Are Sodium Chlorate and Sodium Chlorite?
Sodium chlorate and sodium chlorite are precursors for the generation of chlorine dioxide in closed system generators. Chlorine dioxide controls slime-forming organisms in pulp and paper process waters, and in the waters of recirculating cooling towers. Factory workers may be exposed to sodium chlorite or sodium chlorate when loading these precursor chemicals into the generator for the production of chlorine dioxide.
