Disinfecting Capabilities of Oxychlorine Compounds
The bacterial virus f2 was inactivated by chlorine dioxide at acidic, neutral, and alkaline pH values. Therateofinactivation increased withincreasingpH. Chlorine dioxide disproportionation products, chlorite and chlorate, were not active disinfectants. Aschlorinedioxidesolutionsweredegradedunderalkalineconditions,theydisplayedreducedviricidaleffectiveness,therebyconfirmingthechlorinedioxidefreeradicalastheactivedisinfectingspecies.