Is Hydrogen Peroxide the new Ethylene Oxide? Ethylene Oxide was first used to sterilize surgical instruments back in the 1950s. It was used routinely...
OIfactory Fatigue is a name for the common experience of losing sensitivity to odors after prolonged exposure. If you work around the same odors all...
**Come See Us at Booth 1059 in Hall C** It is that time of year again. ChemDAQ will be at IPPE in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center from ...
Peracetic Acid has a vinegar smell that can be detected at concentrations well below hazardous levels, but you cannot determine if the concentrations...
*DO YOU USE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN YOUR STERILIZER? DID YOU KNOW THAT THE **NIOSH IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH (IDLH) GUIDELINES FOR HYDROG...
Peracetic Acid (PAA) is an excellent antimicrobial agent. It destroys microbes and leaves no residue. As a result, PAA is used extensively in the Foo...
This week California’s Health Effects Advisory Committee [1] (HEAC) decided to move forward with a permissible exposure limit (PEL) for peracetic ac...
* Peracetic Acid (PAA) is a strong oxidant and highly reactive (breaks down quickly) leaving no harmful residues, and is considered environmentally ...
Healthcare has shifted from Ethylene Oxide to Hydrogen Peroxide believing that Hydrogen Peroxide was a safer, quicker and more efficient choice. Heal...
US researchers have warned that cleaning products, containing a mixture of hydrogen peroxide (HP), peracetic acid (PAA) and acetic acid (AA), can tr...
The United Kingdom’s Environment Agency is investigating how 200 litres of peracetic acid leaked out of a container at the Walkers Crisps factory in ...
*Are You Using Hydrogen Peroxide?* Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) gas is widely used in healthcare as a low temperature sterilant for heat and moisture sen...
Ever tried to untangle fishing line? It is about hard as finding which occupational safety and health regulations apply to Sterile Processing/Central...
The California OSHA’s Health Effects Advisory Committee (HEAC) [1] held a meeting September 5th to consider a permissible exposure limit (PEL) for p...
