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Unread 05/14/2009, 05:38 PM   #121
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With safety precautions, post-treatment with weak organic acids such as acetic (vinegar) will neutralize the NaOH, and volatilize the chlorine from residual hypochlorite.

True though without the mild acid being used the chlorine would not evaporate. However, the vinegar will release the chlorine as a gas. The safety precaustions are ventilation as chlorine gas is toxic.

The reason that people are told not to mix chlorine cleaning products with other cleaning products is that the other cleaning products may contain an acid thereby the chlorine will be volatized (turned into gas). A chlorine cleaning product that has an ammonia cleaning product added will result in the release of chloroamine gas which is also toxic.

The best methodoly is do the cleaning/soaking out doors. add the vinegar to your tbe already filled with water and leave the immediatte area for a few minutes.


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