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. 2010 Aug 13;76(19):6631–6638. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01136-10

TABLE 3.

Chemical oxidizers evaluated

Chemical Chemical formula Measured pH rangea Available chlorine (%)b Oxidation potential (V) Environmental parameters
Hydrogen peroxide H2O2 Acidic, 4.0 to 5.0 0 1.78c Acidic (depends on concn used); degradable to nontoxic by-products
Sodium hypochlorite NaClO Basic, 8.5 to 12+ 12 0.90c Caustic; degradable to nontoxic by-products
Sodium dichloro-S-triazinetrione dihydrate (Diclor) C3HCl2N3O Acidic, 4.5 to 5.3 56 1.34c More neutral than all other decontaminants tested; degradable to nontoxic by-products
VirkonS (potassium peroxymonosulfate: 40 to 60%; sodium dodecylbenzene-sulfonate: 10 to 20%; sulfamic acid: 1 to 10%) KHSO5C18H29NaO3S H2NSO3H Acidic, 1.0 to 3.7 0 Unknown Acidic (depends on concn used); degradable to nontoxic by-products
Potassium peroxymonosulfate (Oxone) KHSO5 Acidic, 1.0 to 4.0 0 1.44 to 1.82d Acidic (depends on concn used); degradable to nontoxic by-products
a

pH range measured for concentrations used in this study.

b

Values obtained from Material Safety Data Sheets.

c

Values obtained from reference 1.

d

Value obtained from reference 22.