When a chlorine leak alert went out from the Fort Morgan water treatment plant Saturday, dozens of emergency personnel responded. This was not a real leak, but a training exercise meant to prepare ...

Chlorine occurs naturally as one of the basic building blocks of matter. It possesses powerful disinfecting and bleaching capabilities that we harness for a wide range of industrial and domestic ...

If you have ever taken a prescription medicine, driven a car or drunk tap water, you likely have been exposed to chlorine. The element is also used in organic chemistry processes — for example, as an ...