A study of the properties of chlorine dioxide gas as a fumigant

Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is a strong oxidant that possesses an antimicrobial activity. We demonstrated here that ClO2 gas is easily generated by mixing 3.35% sodium chlorite solution (Purogene) and 85% phosphoric acid at a 10:1 volume ratio without using an expensive machine. In a test room (87 m3),...

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Main Authors: Shirasaki, Yasufumi, Matsuura, Ayumi, Uekusa, Masashi, Ito, Yoshihiro, Hayashi, Toshiaki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4976244/