Chlorine is commonly used in water treatment, but it can also form disinfection byproducts such as trihalomethanes (THMs), which can be connected to carcinogenic effects. For pharmaceutical ...

has acknowledged chlorine dioxide foam as a novel modality for high-level disinfection of medical devices. The updated standard for the US market echoes a 2024 update of guidelines from the World ...

One concern, Kong said, is that chlorine and ultraviolet light in combination can create disinfection byproducts, including carcinogens toxic to human health. But UC's lab-scale experiments showed ...

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- An updated standard compiled by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and adopted by the American National Standards ...