2008 May ******* {in-depth info on concentrations, safety, efficacy & time for CD and other disinfectants} "The use of chlorine dioxide at 20 mg/l resulted in little or no difference in numbers of total aerobic bacteria on beef compared with using potable water. " "The reaction of the bromide ion (Br−) with chlorine dioxide is thermodynamically unfavourable. However, with intense sunlight and high concen-trations of chlorine dioxide, chlorine dioxide does oxidize the bromide ion to hypobromite (BrO−) and bromate (BrO3−)"