A chloride blood test measures the levels of chloride in the blood. High levels of chloride cause hyperchloremia. Low levels of chloride cause hypochloremia. Chloride is an electrolyte that helps ...

Road salt helps keep roads from icing up in the winter, but it also seeps into groundwater, raising its chloride levels. High levels of chloride in water can corrode plumbing and leach harmful metals ...

Levels of chloride, a component of salt, are elevated in many urban streams and groundwater across the northern U.S., according to a new government study. Chloride levels above the recommended federal ...

E20 Petrol: Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have conducted intensified nationwide testing of ethanol-blended petrol (E20) following recent reports alleging the presence of moisture and high levels of ...

Sweat does more than just cool down an overheating body. Measuring the chemical makeup of an individual's sweat—specifically the levels of chloride, a chemical component of salt—can serve as an early ...

Oil marketing companies (OMCs) have rejected recent claims of high chloride levels and moisture contamination in E20 petrol, saying an intensified nationwide testing drive found fuel quality to be ...

When the adrenal gland produces too much aldosterone, this often leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage (hyperaldosteronism). It has only recently emerged that several patients harbor a ...