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Shock chlorination is a process used in many swimming pools, water wells, springs, and other water sources to reduce the bacterial and algal residue in the water. Shock chlorination is performed by mixing a large amount of sodium hypochlorite, which can be in the form of a powder or a liquid such as chlorine bleach, into the water. The common advice is that the amount added must raise the level of chlorine to 10X the level (in parts per million) of chloramines present in the pool water; this is "shocking". A lesser ratio is termed superchlorinating.[1] Water that is being shock chlorinated should not be swum in or drunk until the sodium hypochlorite count in the water goes down to three ppm or less which is generally more than 6 hours.[2] Commercial sodium hypochlorite should not be mixed with commercial calcium hypochlorite, as there is a risk of explosion.[citation needed] Although a verb for superchlorination,[3] "shock" is often misunderstood (through marketing and sales language) to be a unique type of product.
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