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    Is a new method of generating chlorine dioxide gas using sodium chlorate more effective than the typical sodium chlorite system?

    - Douglas Rittmann, P.E. and Joel Tenney

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    Douglas Rittmann, P.E., is water systems division manager for El Paso Water Utilities and a doctoral candidate in the Environmental Science & Engineering program at the University of Texas at El Paso.

    Joel Tinney is senior applications engineer for Eka Chemicals.

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