All about bromine: bromine is your best bet when it comes to hot-water applications. Here are some tips on working with chlorine's halogen cousin.(Technically Speaking)

From: Pool & Spa News | Date: December 10, 2004| Author: Ivusich, Wayne | Copyright information

Once considered an alternative sanitizer, bromine is now commonly used in residential and commercial aquatic applications. Here, we examine the characteristics that make bromine a popular spa sanitizer, and the variables you need to consider when testing for its presence.

Basic bromine chemistry

When bromine is added to water, it forms the sanitizer and oxidizer hypobromous acid (HOBr). Like hypochlorous acid, hypobromous acid reacts with contaminants in water...

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