Occupational exposure to chlorine dioxide gas
may occur during its manufacture, in the paper and pulp
bleaching industries, during charging of the aqueous
solution into drums, and during its use as a sterilizing
agent in hospitals, as a biocide in water treatment, and as
an improving agent in flour. During manufacture and
subsequent captive use of the gas, good process plant
control is essential because of the explosive nature of
the gas. Furthermore, once the gas is absorbed in water,