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Record 1 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
CONT

Chlorine ... has very considerable oxidizing powers which favour the destruction of organic matter; its germicidal action can be explained by the destruction of the enzymes essential for the existence of the microbic germs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Le chlore [...] est doué d'un pouvoir oxydant très important, favorable à la destruction des matières organiques; son action microbicide peut s'expliquer par la destruction des diastases indispensables à la vie des germes microbiens.

Spanish

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