The use of household bleach products for household water treatment is not recommended in the absence of ongoing quality control testing, due to poor quality control of most sodium hypochlorite bleaches. If household bleach is used, the concentration should be regularly tested and an appropriate dosage strategy (2 mg/l for waters of turbidity 0-10 NTU, 4 mg/L for water of turbidity 10-100 NTU) should be developed by the recommending organization.
{{procontable | proborder="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"|-! width="50%" style="background:#efefef;" | Advantages! style="background:#ffdead;" | Disadvantages|-| valign="top" | - Inexpensive <br>
- Kills bacteria nad viruses effectively <br>
- Residual chlorine protects water from recontamination <br>
- Plenty of testing and field assessments <br>
- Local familiarity with product <br>
| convalign= "top" | - Lower disinfection effectiveness in turbid waters contaminated with organic and some inorganic compounds <br>
- May not be effective at killing parasites <br>
- Taste and odor are unacceptable to some <br>
- Relatively short shelf life <br>
- Uncertain concentration and shelf life, susceptibility to gaps in supply chain, high transportation costs, and difficulty in dispensing precise quantities <br>
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