Formaldehyde Replacement Formaldehyde is listed as either a known or probable carcinogen throughout much of the world.  This factor alone leads many to look for a replacement decontamination method.  Chlorine Dioxide Gas (CD), a non-carcinogen, is the most direct replacement to formaldehyde as both are true gases at room temperature.  Only a true gas achieves complete distribution throughout spaces being decontaminated, which is essential when trying to eliminate and control contamination. Chlorine dioxide gas offers many advantages over the use of formaldehyde in decontamination.  CD has shorter contact times, does not leave a residue, does not need to be neutralized, and can be accurately monitored throughout the cycle.
Chlorine dioxide gas is approved by NSF International for the decontamination of Biological Safety Cabinets and is the only decontamination method which is both EPA registered as a sterilant (able to eliminate all molds, fungi, bacteria, and their spores) and NSF approved for biological safety cabinet decontamination.
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