Originally Posted By Jim M
Actually, water is a chemical, Hydrogen Dioxide if I recall correctly ...

You're on the right track anyway. Water, as we all know, is H2O. That means it has two hydrogens and one oxygen. Thus the chemical name is Dihydrogen Oxide.

Here is a good web site on chlorine dioxide.
http://www.lenntech.com/processes/disinfection/chemical/disinfectants-chlorine-dioxide.htm
Long story short, it readily decomposes once it reacts. Thus there is nothing left.

Bleach can (and likely will) produce NaCl (salt, laundry bleach ) or CaCl2 (calcium chloride, pool bleach), a different type of salt. Other undesireable by-products are also possible.
http://www.lenntech.com/processes/disinfection/chemical/disinfectants-sodium-hypochlorite.htm
Long story short, bleach can (not necessarily will) produce some undesireable by-products. Also, both sodium hypochlorite and chlorine do not deactivate Giardia Lambia and Cryptosporidium.

Check out this link for some more good information.
http://www.lenntech.com/processes/disinfection/chemical/disinfectants.htm