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Table 1 - Disinfectant Activity
| Disinfectants |
Practical Requirements |
Inactivates |
| Type |
Category |
Use Dilution |
Contact
Time (min) |
Lipovirus, Broad Spectrum
|
Temp
(C) |
Relative
Humidity (%) |
Vegetative
Bacteria |
Lipoviruses |
Nonlipid
Viruses |
Mycobacteria |
Bacterial
Spores |
| Liquid |
Quat. Ammon. Cpds |
0.1%-2.0% |
10 |
NE |
|
|
+ |
+ |
|
|
|
| |
Phenolic Cpds |
1.0%-5.0% |
10 |
Ne |
|
|
+ |
+ |
B |
|
|
| |
Chloringe Cpds |
500 ppm* |
10 |
30 |
|
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
Iodophor |
25-1600 ppm* |
10 |
30 |
|
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
|
| |
Alcohol, Ethyl |
70%-85% |
10 |
30 |
|
|
+ |
+ |
B |
|
|
| |
Alcohol, Isopropyl |
70%-85% |
10 |
30 |
|
|
+ |
+ |
B |
|
|
| |
Formaldehyde |
0.2%-8.0% |
10 |
30 |
|
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| |
Glutaraldehyde |
2% |
10 |
30 |
|
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Gas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ethylene Oxide |
8-23g/ft3 |
60 |
60 |
37 |
30 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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Paraformaldehyde |
0.3 g/ft3 |
60 |
60 |
>23 |
60 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
NE=not effective
B=Variable results dependent on virus
*=Available halogen (1:100)
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