Common household bleach is a solution of sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), which breaks down in the soil to release salt (sodium chloride or NaCl), water (H 2 O) and chlorinated organic compounds.

However, researchers have now discovered that bleach fumes, in combination with light and a citrus compound found in many household products, can form airborne particles that might be harmful when ...

“One of the reasons bleach turns some fabrics yellow is because it breaks down dyes, leaving behind yellow compounds,” Ledoux says. “This reaction is more common in natural fibers like ...

Bleach, a dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite — a chemical compound made up of the elements sodium, oxygen, and chlorine — is an effective disinfectant against HPV. However, bleach is not ...

Called limonenes, these compounds that come from the skin of ... decided to see what might happen when limonene and bleach fumes, at concentrations likely to occur in indoor environments, were ...

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer explains: The active ingredient in bleach is a chemical compound called sodium hypochlorite. It acts as an oxidizing agent, ionizing other materials by removing ...

Food dyes such as Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red 3 (Erythrosine) or Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) are good examples of such compounds. However, the question still remains: How can bleach get rid of these ...

Mixing bleach and acid gives off chlorine gas ... hypochlorite, and other corrosive compounds. “Dissolve” is a pretty apt description of what the mixture does to tissue, he says.