Bromine basics: bromine is a popular choice when it comes to hot water sanitization. Here are some tips on working with chlorine's halogen cousin.(Tech Talk)

From: Aquatics International | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Once considered an alternative sanitizer, bromine is now commonly used in commercial aquatics applications. Here's a look at the characteristics that make bromine a popular spa sanitizer and the variables you need to consider when testing for its presence.

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 resulting in combined bromine (bromamines). Compared to chloramines, bromamines are less irritating to skin and eyes and create less odor. There's no need to ...

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