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Indoor Air Quality Glossary

Long Name:

Indoor Air Quality: Glossary of Terms

Description:

Glossary of terms associated with indoor air and indoor air quality.

Publishing Organization:

Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division

Last Update:

June 21, 2012

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Search Terms (Contains): disinfectant

	Term
	Disinfectants	Definition: One of three groups of antimicrobials registered by EPA for public health uses. EPA considers an antimicrobial to be a disinfectant when it destroys or irreversibly inactivates infectious or other undesirable organisms, but not necessarily their spores. EPA registers three types of disinfectant products based upon submitted efficacy data: limited, general or broad spectrum, and hospital disinfectant.

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