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GUIDELINES FOR USING SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE AS A DISINFECTANT FOR BIOLOGICAL WASTE GUIDELINES for the use of SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE as a disinfectant for biological waste Version Prepared By: Animal Research Safety Consultant, Dr. Nicole Girotti Date: Sept. 24th, 2015 Approved By: City-Wide Occupational Health & Safety and Workplace Health Final Approval: Dec. 11th, 2015 INTRODUCTION SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE , commonly known as bleach, is most frequently used as a disinfecting agent. It is a broad-spectrum disinfectant that is effective for the disinfection of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mycobacterium. However, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE is NOT effective in the disinfection of bacterial spores and prions. CONCENTRATION & CONTACT TIME The appropriate concentration of SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE for disinfecting general liquid biological waste is 5000 ppm, approximately Household bleach is 5 - 6 % SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ; therefore a 1:10 (v/v) dilution of bleach to liquid biological waste is appropriate.
GUIDELINES FOR USING SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE AS A DISINFECTANT FOR BIOLOGICAL WASTE Guidelines for the use of sodium hypochlorite as a disinfectant for biological waste Version 1.0
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