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On November 11, 2011, six humidifier disinfectants which contain PHMG and PGH were recovered. PHMG and PGH was banned in 2011, and new cases ceased occurring. [1] [2] However, later on, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not find a causal relationship that CMIT and MIT in humidifier disinfectants cause pulmonary fibrosis.
[7] ==Uses== PHMG was used in Russia to disinfect hospitals [5] and from 2001 on, it was widely used in South Korea as a disinfectant to prevent microbial contamination in household humidifiers. [8] PHMG was "originally marketed for cleaning a humidifier's water tank but instead used by the public as a water additive to suppress microbial growth."
Air Murder (Korean: 공기살인; RR: Gonggisarin) is a 2022 South Korean legal drama film written and directed by Jo Yong-sun. The film, based on novel Gyun by So Ji-won, [2] which deals with the humidifier disinfectant disaster that actually happened in Korea, [a] was released on April 22, 2022.
A humidifier is a household appliance or device designed to increase the moisture level in the air within a room or an enclosed space. It achieves this by emitting water droplets or steam into the surrounding air, thereby raising the humidity.
In 2011, the use of PHMG was dropped when the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) published a report showing a link between the compound and lung damage and deaths. [64] Several other companies in South Korea made humidifier sterilisers with PHMG between 2001 and 2011.
Condair Group AG founded in 1948 and based in Switzerland is the global leader in humidification, dehumidification and evaporative cooling. Condair Group has production sites in Europe, North America and China, its own sales and service organizations in 23 countries, and representatives in 50 locations worldwide.
An air purifier or air cleaner is a device which removes contaminants from the air in a room to improve indoor air quality.These devices are commonly marketed as being beneficial to allergy sufferers and asthmatics, and at reducing or eliminating second-hand tobacco smoke.
Among NCH's acquisitions that year was a line of stainless steel flexible tubing connectors. These new products were marketed under the trade name Aqua-Flo. By the end of fiscal 1992, NCH's plumbing group was offering a total of more than 80,000 different parts. The Resource Electronics group's line had grown to over 40,000 parts by this time ...