Page 185 - The Periodic Table Book

The two divers use chlorine twice in the cleaning seaweed. Several weeks later, the divers return to remove
process. First, they cover the thick seaweed with the PVC sheets. The invading seaweed will not regrow,
a sheet made of PVC, a tough plastic containing and the plants on the seabed will gradually return. Although
chlorine. Next, they pump a compound of sodium chlorine is highly reactive and can damage skin and
and chlorine called sodium hypochlorite under the other body parts, divers are well-protected by their
sheet. This powerful liquid bleach kills the unwanted rubber wetsuits.

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