CHEMICAL FACT SHEET

CHEMICAL NAME	Chlorine	Product Specification
WHAT IS IT	Greenish-yellow gas Sharp pungent odor (smells like household bleach) Settles near the ground and other low spots Displaces air (oxygen)
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?	Produced from running an electrical current through salt water
WHAT ARE THE COMMON USES?	Drinking water disinfectant Household bleach and other disinfectants Present in pharmaceutical products Plastic (polyvinyl chloride) used in pipes, vinyl siding, floor tiles, etc.
HOW IS IT TRANSPORTED?	Rail Cars , pipelines, tank trucks, cylinders and ton containers
HOW IS IT STORED	Rail Cars, pressurized  tanks, cylinders and ton containers