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2. Chlorine-releasing compounds - Wikipedia

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   The presence of organic matter can make them less effective as disinfectants. [3] They come as a liquid solution, or as a powder that is mixed with water before use. [2] Side effects if contact occurs may include skin irritation and chemical burns to the eye. [2] They may also cause corrosion and therefore may require being rinsed off. [3]

3. Chemical burn - Wikipedia

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   Chemical fabrication, mining, medicine, and related professional fields are examples of occupations where chemical burns may occur. Hydrofluoric acid leaches into the bloodstream, reacts with calcium and magnesium, and the resulting salts can cause cardiac arrest after eating through skin.

4. Chlorhexidine - Wikipedia

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   Chlorhexidine [1] is a disinfectant and antiseptic with the molecular formula C 22 H 30 Cl 2 N 10, which is used for skin disinfection before surgery and to disinfect surgical instruments. [2] It is also used for cleaning wounds, preventing dental plaque, treating yeast infections of the mouth, and to keep urinary catheters from blocking. [3]

5. 6 Things You Should Never Clean With Bleach, According To ...

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   This strong chemical will leave you with ruined cooking vessels and an unexpected trip to the store to buy new ones. “Bleach can oxidize and corrode metals, causing surfaces to rust,” explains ...

6. Benzalkonium chloride - Wikipedia

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   Personal care products such as hand sanitizers, wet wipes, shampoos, soaps, [5] deodorants and cosmetics. [6] Skin antiseptics and wound wash sprays, such as Bactine. [7] [8] Throat lozenges [9] and mouthwashes, as a biocide; Spermicidal creams. Cleaners for floor and hard surfaces as a disinfectant, such as Lysol and Dettol antibacterial spray ...

7. Acute inhalation injury - Wikipedia

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   It is used to disinfect water as well as being a part of the sanitation process for sewage and industrial waste. Chlorine is also used as a bleaching agent during the production of paper and cloth. Many household cleaning products, including bleach, contain chlorine. Given the volume and ease of chlorine for industrial and commercial use ...

8. Disinfection by-product - Wikipedia

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   Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are organic and inorganic compounds resulting from chemical reactions between organic and inorganic substances such as contaminates and chemical treatment disinfection agents, respectively, in water during water disinfection processes.

9. Chemical hazard - Wikipedia

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   Chemical burns are one type of chemical hazard. Chemical exposure to the skin is a common workplace injury and may also occur in domestic situations with chemicals such as bleach or drain-cleaners. The exposure of chemicals to the skin most often results in local irritation to the exposed area. [9]