Reference: https://ehs.mit.edu/site/biosafety/decontamination-and-disinfection

Commonly Used Disinfectants
ÌýInactivation Efficacy and contact time (minutes)Potential ApplicationCharacteristics
Disinfectant Category/BrandBactericidalVirucidalFungicidalTuberculociadalBacterial sporicidalHand surfacesHuman materialStainless steelLiquid for disposalLeaves residueOrganic matter inactivatesOther
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (Quats)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Quatricide TB310105Ìý+++ÌýÌý+Ìý
Quatricide PV101010ÌýÌý+++ÌýÌý+Ìý
Lysol I.C. spray10101010Ìý+++Ìý++Ìý
Lysol professional spray10101010Ìý+++Ìý++Ìý
Lysol I.C. Quat101010ÌýÌý++++Ìý+Ìý
Sklar disinfectant2222Ìý+++ÌýÌý+Ìý
DisCide Ultra1111Ìý+++ÌýÌýÌýIsopropanol/quat formulation
Chlorine CompoundsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
10% Clorox Germicidal bleach1010101010++*+Ìý+*Corrodes metal -requires sterile water or 70% ethanol rinse if used on stainless steal
Bleach-Rite Disinfecting Spray11125++*ÌýÌý+*Corrodes metal -requires sterile water or 70% ethanol rinse if used on stainless steal
IodophorsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

1% Wescodyne (125 ppm)

10101010Ìý++ÌýÌýÌý+Poor residual activitity
Phenolic CompoundsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Sporicidin1051010Ìý+++Ìý+ÌýÌý
AlcoholsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFlammable
70% Ethyl & Isopropyl+Ìý+10*ÌýÌýÌý+ÌýÌý+*Soak or reapplication for tuberculocidal activity
AldehydesÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Clidox5555300+++Ìý+ÌýRequires special PPE, sporicidal at >10hr
Peroxide CompondsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
PREempt RTU (Accel TB)11105Ìý+++ÌýÌý+Ìý
PeridoxRTU22153+++ÌýÌý+Requires PPE

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References: The information on this disinfectant table was compiled from the individual product sheets and the references listed below.

  • Block S. Disinfection, Sterilzation and Preservation. 4th ED. Phisadelphia: Lea and Febiger, 1991
  • MacDoonnell G. Antisepsisi, Sisenfection, and Sterlization: Types Action and Resistance. Washington, D.C. ASM Press, 2007
  • Biosafety in Micorbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, CDC/NIH, 5th ED. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.: 2009
  • U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. NIH Laboratory Safety Monograph: A Supplement to the NIH REcombianant DNA Reserch.
  • National Institues of Health, 1978.

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