Hydrogen Peroxide

Traditionally, drinking water is treated with chlorine to control bacteria and other pollutants. However, it has been proven that chlorine causes many difficulties in the human body, such as severe chemical burns from direct contact or lung irritation from breathing in chlorine gases. What if another water treatment chemical option existed to treat water--something with the same result as chlorine, but without the harmful side effects? The answer may be as close as your home’s medicine cabinet: hydrogen peroxide.

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is not a caustic acid like chlorine. For this reason, using hydrogen peroxide in a water treatment system is considered better for the environment as well as for the population served by the water treatment facility. Rather than the harmful chlorinate hydrocarbons and salt residuals remaining from chlorine use, hydrogen peroxide effuses oxygen. Hydrogen peroxide’s oxidation process is advantageous in finding and destroying bacteria in water. Once added as a water treatment chemical, hydrogen peroxide biodegrades into oxygen and water, leaving nothing detrimental to the environment.

While the initial cost of hydrogen peroxide exceeds that of chlorine in the same concentration, hydrogen peroxide works more quickly to rid water of contaminants, or can be diluted for the same results as chlorine. Considering hydrogen peroxide is safer to handle, far superior in its effects on the environment, produces natural and safe waste products, and works more quickly to clean water in many instances, it may be time to invest in hydrogen peroxide for water treatment.

If you’re looking to purchase hydrogen peroxide or any other water treatment chemicals, contact Bell Chem today at 407-339-BELL (2355). We’re the leading water treatment chemical supplier in the Central Florida area and we’re more than happy to help you with your chemical needs.