Chlorine and compounds: Sources of emissions
Industry sources
Releases from industries producing, using or handling chlorine.
Diffuse sources, and industry sources included in diffuse emissions data
Sub-threshold industries or facilities (such as water and wastewater treatment plants) that produce or use chlorine.
Natural sources
There are no known natural sources of gaseous chlorine. Elemental chlorine makes up approximately 0.03 percent of the upper earth's crust. The crustal material contains chlorine mainly in the form of sodium, potassium, and manganese chlorides. Chlorine is a component of the minerals halite, sylvite, and carnallite and occurs as the chloride ion in seawater.
Transport sources
Chlorine has been identified but not quantified in motor vehicle exhaust.
Consumer products
A wide range of disinfecting and cleaning products. These include household bleaches and disinfectants (including those for cleaning babies nappies and kitchen and bathroom surfaces), and swimming pool disinfectants and algaecides.
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