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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Struct Biol. 2012 Dec 28;181(3):223–233. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.12.007

Table 1.

Sterilant Needs
cleanup		 gas vapor Carcinogen corrosive Equipment
cost
Formaldehyde Yes Yes No Yes No Low
Ethylene oxide Yes Yes No Yes No Medium
Vaporized hydrogen peroxide No No Yes No Yes Medium
Chlorine dioxide No Yes No No No High