Abstract:Objective:
To characterize personal exposures and measures of eye and respiratory tract irritation in controlled environmental chamber studies of 44 healthy adult volunteers simulating upper-bound use of peracetic acid (PAA)–based surface disinfectant for terminal cleaning of hospital patient rooms.
Design:
Experimental, within-subject, double-blinded cross-over design.
Methods:
Objective and subjective exposure effects were assessed for PAA and its components: acetic a… Show more
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