Chlorine Dioxide's power to fight COVID-19

Effective disinfectants are core to the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus. Chlorine dioxide has some characteristics that offer unique usefulness within the toolbox of measures being used to help control this pandemic.

Different disinfectants are more optimal in various situations. Some advantages chlorine dioxide offers include:

• Chlorine dioxide destroys a very broad spectrum of micro-organisms, and does so at a very rapid kill rate.

• It can penetrate and remove biofilm, reaching pathogens that many other disinfectants cannot nearly as effectively.

• Only a small amount of chemical is required for making effective liquid solutions, compared to amounts needed when mixing up disinfection solutions made with sodium hypochlorite (“household bleach”). Larger supplies of chlorine dioxide are probably more available right now during the COVID-19 crisis.

• Chlorine dioxide has low toxicity environmentally. Chlorine dioxide is usually created by “activating” sodium chlorite with a slightly acidic substance, and is then used for disinfection. Chlorine is not released as a stand-alone chemical during chlorine dioxide use. Instead chlorine re-combines with other chemicals present to create mostly inert byproducts, such as NaCl, table salt.

• Chlorine dioxide does not involve any cancer-causing reactions, unlike some other common disinfection chemicals.

• Chlorine dioxide is much less harsh on humans than commonly used “household bleach.”

• It can be applied to a variety of surfaces more freely because it does not leave residue.

Chlorine dioxide is already being used in a variety of ways to help control the coronavirus pandemic, but gathering and sharing more information and resources can leverage its greater potential to serve a pivotal role in lessening the intense crisis.

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