Table 8 (Continued)
Common or
Suitable
Avail-able
Solu-bility,
AWW
Chemical Name and
Trade Name
Shipping
Handling
Forms
W eight,
lb/gal
Commercial
Character-istics
A
3
Formula
Containers
Materials
lb/ft
Strength
Stan-
dard
Ozone, O3
Ozone
Generated at
Aluminum,
Colorless gas
site of applica-
ceramics, iron,
tion
steel, wood
Pyrosodium sulfite
Sodium
Bags; drums;
Iron, steel,
White crystal-
Complete
Dry, 67% SO2;
Sulfurous odor
Na2O5S2
meta-
bbls.
wood
line powder
in water
sol. 33.3% SO2
bisulfite
Sodium chlorite,
Technical
100-lb drums
Metals (avoid
Light orange
82% NaClO2,
Generates ClO2
B 303
NaClO2
sodium
cellulose
powder, flake
30% available
at pH 3.0
chlorite
materials)
Cl2
Sodium hypochlorite,
Sodium
5-, 13-gal
Ceramics,
Light yellow
12-15% available
B 300
NaOCl
hypo-chlorite
carboy; 1,300-
glass, plastics,
liquid
Cl2
2,000-gal tank
rubber
trucks
Sodium sulfite,
Sulfite
Bags; drums;
Iron, steel,
White crystal-
Complete
23% SO3
Sulfurous taste
Na2SO3
bbls.
wood
line powder
in water
and odor
Sulfur dioxide, SO2
Sulfurous
Steel cylinders;
Aluminum,
Colorless gas
20% at
99% SO2
Irritating gas
acid
ton contain-
brass, Durco D-
32F,
anhydride
ers; tank cars
10, stainless
complete in
or trucks
steel 316
water
Fluoridation and Fluoride Adjustment
Ammonium silico
Ammonium
100- and 400-
Steel, iron, lead
White
1.7 (63F)
100%
White, free-
fluoride,
fluor-silicate
lb drums
crystals
flowing solid
(NH4)2 SiF6
Calcium fluoride, CaF2
Fluorspar
Bags; drums;
Steel, iron, lead
Powder
Very slight
85% CaF2, less
bbls.; hopper
than 5% SiO2
cars; trucks