PPG Chlor-Alkali and Derivatives Benefits of Chlorine Benefits of Chlorine and Chlorine Chemistry 1.
Chlorine is essential to human life.
Chlorine is the 10th most abundant element in the human body. Chlorine is the 11th most abundant natural element on earth. Chlorine has saved more lives than any other chemical produced 5. Chlorine disinfects 98 percent of the U.S. drinking water supply. Chlorine is needed in the production of 85 percent of all pharmaceuticals.