Talk:Sodium chlorite

Chlorite(III) is not chlorate(V)

I'm not sure if I am right, but under other names it said sodium chlorate. I am working with an article about sodium chlorate in norwegian, and it got a different formula, NaClO₃ instead of NaClO₂.

The infobox is correct, chlorite and chlorate(III) are the same thing, namely ClO₂⁻. Chlorate = chlorate(V) = ClO₃⁻.

See Chlorate#Stock_notation.

Ben (talk) 16:08, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Chlorite, chlorine oxidation state 3, is not chlorate, chlorine oxidation state 5. The Merk Index, Eleventh Edition has separate monographs for sodium chlorite and sodium chlorate and no synonyms between chlorate and chlorite.

Google searches for 'sodium chlorite' get hits for 'sodium chlorate' (aargh!), which could be confusing to some. There's a Chinese chemical company whose page for 'sodium chlorate 3' was unambiguously selling sodium chlorate. Sodium Chlorate 3 Manufacturer exporting direct from China

Ivarkinny (talk) 23:35, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

To quote chlorate:

If a Roman numeral in brackets follows the word "chlorate", this indicates the oxyanion contains chlorine in the indicated oxidation state, namely:

Common name	Stock name	Oxidation state	Formula
Hypochlorite	Chlorate(I)	+1	ClO−
Chlorite	Chlorate(III)	+3	ClO2−
Chlorate	Chlorate(V)	+5	ClO3−
Perchlorate	Chlorate(VII)	+7	ClO4−

Using this convention, "chlorate" means any chlorine oxyanion. Commonly, "chlorate" refers only to chlorine in the +5 oxidation state.

Thus:

• NaClO₂, which is usually called sodium chlorite, is occasionally called sodium chlorate(III)

• NaClO₃, which is usually called sodium chlorate, is occasionally called sodium chlorate(V)

Ben (talk) 01:31, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Health Uses of

I got a bottle of clear liquid which is supposed to be sodium chlorite. I'm supposed to put 2-15 drops in a tablespoon of vinegar,let it set for 3 min, add 1/2 cup of water and drink. This is supposed to help apparently with infections. I noticed the main page suggested it for mouthwash. My boyfriend says it totally stopped a tooth ache he had from an abcess. He thought it might help with an infection I have in my lungs, nose. A bad cold or the flu. The main page also suggested it normally is solid, my bottle says its 25% sodium chlorite. If this talk is inappropritate,you have my permission to remove it. Suesara47 (talk) 12:40, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

It seems you are referring to MMS. Came to this entry while researching MMS. For a page that goes into the details see this site. http://www.healthsalon.org/264/mms-de-mystified-sodium-chlorite-stabilized-oxygen-chlorine-dioxide-detox/

The article should address the Miracle Mineral Solution. As far as googled, I couldn't find any reputable source confirming or denying the solution's alleged curative properties. CannibalSmith (talk) 09:18, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

@Suesara47 I found a couple links which may help this article http://miraclemineral.org/ http://www.epa.gov/safewater/mdbp/pdf/alter/chapt_4.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.17.74.172 (talk) 20:14, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

The matter is addressed at Miracle Mineral Supplement. I have added a line in this article under toxicity. Apparently tiny amounts do not produce instant death. Fred Talk 01:33, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Some editor at some point added a section to the article claiming Fraud. The reference citation links to a web retailer of the MMS product, but not to any study or news story about any of the various claims being untrue. The link merely is entitled "MMS supplier" and links to this site: http://sodium-chlorite-supplier.com/index.html

The MMS article on WP links to a story about a Queensland Australian woman lay medical practitioner who mis-applied MMS mixture via IV, and this usage was completely different than recommended methods / dosages / etc on alternative health sites like curezone.org/ for MMS application or for the "overnight cancer cure" also found there.

I suggest the section be renamed to "unsanctioned health claims" rather than fraud, and that the link to the news story from Australia be switched for the MMS supplier link. Oldspammer (talk) 21:16, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

I think the section on MMS should be removed from this page. Even mentioning it gives credit to a dangerous treatment. Source that it's dangerous: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm220756.htm 84.92.73.137 (talk) 00:04, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Censorship of information tells the user nothing of the debate so that you have just suppressed information. I object to this and move that the removed section be re-instated and that some phrasing be added to indicate that years after its introduction for health treatments, that finally "the powers that be" recognize it as being a threat, and have begun to ban its sale or dissuade the public from its use in health treatment measures. Chlorine and fluoride and ammonia, after all, have been added to the public's water supply for years. "The Fluoride Deception:" "tobacco science" was involved in numerous fraud science claims. Oldspammer (talk) 09:24, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

MMS has been in the news. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/sep/15/miracle-mineral-solutions-mms-bleach Dylan Flaherty (talk) 12:50, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Fork with a grudge?

Please take a look at Stabilized Chlorine Dioxide. Dylan Flaherty (talk) 20:47, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Controlled Study of Effects of Chlorinedioxide,Chlorite and Chlorate on Man..

Hi, here is a study regarding the effects of those substances on man.. i wont tell you whats in it, read for yourselves..

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1569027/pdf/envhper00463-0059.pdf

if its not available from there anymore (as of 26th Feb 2011) i can upload the file somewhere.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vigilante1978 (talk • contribs) 09:39, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Unapproved use by ALS patients

It seems at least 24 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients are taking sodium chlorite to try to improve their symptoms. (Medical Mavericks) - Rod57 (talk) 10:49, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

The article has already covered that.Novangelis (talk) 17:11, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

EPA has listed sodium chlorite to be effective against coronavirus COVID-19

This is a significant development for use of sodium chlorite and chlorine dioxide to add. Please review the information and give any feedback on any revisions that should be considered. I was planning to add it into the same section under "Army" but change the name to "Use in public crises." I would like to add this to the page right away since the list has been out for a number of weeks now. Please give any input ASAP! Thanks!

“In addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, the EPA has posted a list of many disinfectants that meet its criteria for use against the causative coronavirus. www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2

Some of the disinfectants are sodium chlorite based. Those listed involve activation into chlorine dioxide, but differing formulations are used in each product. Specific consumer-level and industrial uses are detailed in manufacturers’ literature. Included in the range of various products’ applications are disinfectant sprays, swimming pool filters, water systems, and airborne applications. Each manufacturer’s materials explain the specific, tested constraints and environments within which each formulation has been shown effective and safe.

Many other products on the EPA’s list contain sodium hydrochlorite, which is similar in name but should not be confused with sodium chlorite because they have very different modes of chemical action.” Field In (talk) 17:42, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

@Primefac

I am fine with links removal (especially since I could only find decent links for some of the products on the list but not all-- unfair balance). Please pardon my novice understanding of how much citation is needed & useful!

We should also remove the mention of the brand Oxine in the first part of article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Field In (talk • contribs) 22:17, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

We DON’T want to give the mistaken impression that all products using chlorine dioxide have the same concentration, reactivity level & action, etc. I structured sentences painstakingly carefully throughout for the purpose of emphasizing that safe crossover between products CANNOT be safely assumed! Only uses on each specific label should be used for each product.)

The MMS circumstances have heavily snowstormed over the fact that there ARE highly valuable uses for consumers OUTSIDE the body. This needs to be cleared up. Many people have been thru a lot of grief because of MMS's distorted claims, but it is getting to be very detrimental for that problem to be smothering appropriate uses for individuals! Information about other consumer uses that are sane, safe and proven beneficial need more balanced inclusion here. Especially in a time when such benefits are important. We would not start hiding laundry bleach if someone gives their kid enemas with it. Really, it’s time to stop doing it about chlorine dioxide.

It’s also important for people to know that when they see sodium HYPOchlorite on the linked list, that is a *very* different thing. And it’s very relevant for people to know the products will be activated & function as chlorine dioxide, not sodium chlorite (which is how they are described on list.)

I hope what I explained makes sense, & I'd like to revert. Field In (talk) 22:10, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

We are not here to tell people how to use a product, or where to find it. Primefac (talk) 22:24, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Made refinements to handle the starred concerns:

In addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency posted a list of many disinfectants (**The list is of specific branded products, not categories of chemicals, though ingredients are noted.**) that meet its criteria for use in environmental measures against the (**specific to COVID-19) coronavirus, including (**only specific branded) products using sodium chlorite.

Also added "though differing formulations are used in each one" to avoid incorrect conclusion being drawn that products are just equivalent to each other after activation (& therefore innately interchangeable) since their resulting solutions all include chlorine dioxide; and don't want anyone mistakenly thinking the various formulations are same as MMS' formulation.

Field In (talk) 18:59, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Taking out statements that where the source doesn't seem in a position to authoritatively make claim on probablility of correlation

@Praxidicae I think we should put back in the changes below I made a few days ago.

"There is only one human case in the medical literature of chlorite poisoning.[19]" I don't think we should say there is only one case in medical literature because it's not a claim that can be known to be true on that broad a base. Maybe the writer was saying that in the medical literature they reviewed there was only one case.

"It seems to confirm that the toxicity is equal to sodium chlorate. From the analogy with sodium chlorate, even small amounts of about 1 gram can be expected to cause nausea, vomiting and even life-threatening hemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient persons. " It sounds like this continuance of earlier correlation hasn't been strongly substantiated, & falls into weak source info or original research. Field In (talk) 13:41, 30 March 2020 (UTC)