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Don’t Let Flooding Contaminate Your Home
As severe flooding threatens regions of the U.S., it’s important to note that not all flood damage is visible. Bleach can help you act quickly to ensure your home is as safe and clean as possible. Be sure to check out these flood emergency tips and information on how you can use chlorine bleach to more than just whiten your whites, as it can help you clean and disinfect your home too.

Disaster Relief for Haiti
ACC collected over $15,000 in donations from its staff and others to raise money for earthquake relief for Haiti through the Chlorine Chemistry Foundation, a tax-exempt charity that works to provide safe drinking water to underserved communities and areas ravaged by natural disasters. The foundation has directed those funds to International Action, a well-established relief group that has been working in Haiti for years to provide clean drinking water. International Action is currently working with the U.S. military to provide portable drinking water tanks and water-treatment chemicals at the Port-au-Prince harbor.

Coloring Book for Kids: Swimming Pool Germs Busted by Chlorine!
The Chlorin8tor, armed with his Electron Grabber tool and trusty sidekick, Little Hector, The Disinfector, battle harmful germs that invade pool water and make swimmers sick.

The Chlorine Chemistry Division of the American Chemistry Council represents major producers and users of chlorine in North America. The Division works to promote and protect the sustainability of chlorine chemistry processes, products and applications in accordance with the principles of Responsible Care®. We deliver comprehensive advocacy, issue tracking and communications support on behalf of our members and the overall chlor-alkali sector.

The chlorine industry contributes over $46 billion to the North American economy annually and helps provide thousands of essential products, including clean drinking water, energy-efficient building materials, electronics, fiber optics, solar energy cells, 93 percent of life-saving pharmaceuticals, 86 percent of crop protection compounds and much more.

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