- Sodium hypochlorite is a green/yellow liquid with the characteristic smell of chlorine
- It is present at up to 10% in household bleach
- It is also used as a disinfectant for swimming pools, to disinfect drinking water, in some medical treatments and in the manufacture of paper and pulp
- Hypochlorite concentration greater than 10% are corrosive whereas those with a concentration of less than 10% are irritants
- Sodium hypochlorite is corrosive and may irritate the skin or cause burning pain, inflammation and blisters.
- Ocular exposure may cause irritation . . .
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