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About Chlorine Dioxide (CIO2)
Chlorine which is extremely dangerous, and people often confuse with CIO2. CIO2 is an effective disinfectant which widely use in the world. It is safe to be use by following WHO and US CDC guideline with Exposure Limits of not more than 0.1ppm.
- Chlorine Dioxide – The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Concise International Chemical Assessment Document
- Chlorine Dioxide – chemicalsafetyfacts.org
CIO2 is widely accepted by many organization with generally one objective, sanitization. Some finding from R&D for CIO2:
- “Chlorine dioxide inhibits the replication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by blocking viral attachment”
“ClO2 is an efficient agent and potently suppressed PRRSV infection in vitro.“ “Inactivation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus by a Medical Waste Disposal Process Using Chlorine Dioxide”
*Reference: Zhu, Zhenbang , Guo, Yang , Yu, Piao , Wang, Xiaoying , Zhang, Xiaoxiao , Dong, Wenjuan , Liu, Xiaohong , Guo, Chunhe (2019), ” INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION”, Vol.67 No.- [2019], SCIE;SCOPUS
(PDF) Chlorine dioxide inhibits the replication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by blocking viral attachment (researchgate.net) - “ClO2 gas could therefore be useful as a preventive means against influenza in places of human activity without necessitating evacuation.”
“Evaluation of gaseous chlorine dioxide for the inactivation of Tulane virus on blueberries”
*Reference: Ogata, N. , Shibata, T. (2008), ” The Journal of general virology”, Vol.89 No.1 [2008], SCI;SCIE;SCOPUS
Protective effect of low-concentration chlorine dioxide gas against influenza A virus infection | Microbiology Society (microbiologyresearch.org)