Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen peroxide monitoring in the SPD has been discussed in two prior Gas Detection Knowledge Base articles. The first article served as an introduction to the subject, some years ago, when hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizers were new. As you may recall, these sterilizers came into the marketplace with at least the implied…
There are two classic aspects of toxic gas detection— a) Monitoring normal employee exposure, to determine if regulatory levels have been exceeded in the long-term b) Monitoring to warn of hazardous levels that might occur in the short term Of course, both of these functions can be handled with the same monitoring system, as long…
The only reason that one would want to monitor H2O2 in an SPD (Sterile Processing Department) would be if a hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer were installed. The OSHA PEL for hydrogen peroxide is 1 ppm, Full PubChem record. At present, there are two manufacturers of such sterilizers: Advanced Sterilization Products, Division of Ethicon Inc.,…
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2 or simply “peroxide”) has long been the subject of regulatory agency interest. The current allowable 8-hour time weighted average of 1 ppm dates back to 1978, if not earlier. The signs and symptoms of acute exposure to hydrogen peroxide include irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, ranging from mild bronchitis…