"... In PAGE 24: ...i.e., in body fluids and tissues ) (110) . Major classes of disinfectant chemicals and thei r relative advantages and disadvantages are summarized in Table6 . The manufacturer of the chemical disinfectant will provide instructions for use, including th e recommended exposure time.... ..."

"... In PAGE 8: ........ 33 Table9 . Summary of HPLC Quantitative Data on Iodine-Phenol Disinfection By- Products .... ..."

"... In PAGE 26: ... Effective disinfectant following bloo d spills; aqueous solutions (5,000 parts per million) used to decontaminate area after blood has been removed; sodiu m dichloroisocyanurate powder sprinkle d directly on blood spills for decontamination and subsequen t cleanup . Equipment used for home health care (59) See Table7 for uses for and dilution o f chlorines. Low cost Fast acting Readily available i n non hospital settings Corrosive to metal s Inactivated by organic material Irritant to skin and mucous membrane s Unstable when diluted to usable state (1:9 parts water) Use in well-ventilated areas Shelf life shortens when dilute d Ethylene oxide Used as gas for the sterilization of hea t sensitive medical device s Sterilant for heat or pressure sensitive equipment Slow acting and requires several hour s of aeration to remove residue.... In PAGE 28: ...he solutions are used (e.g., used daily, test daily). The strips should not be considered a way of extending th e use of a disinfectant solution beyond the expiration date . The glutaraldehyde solution should be considered unsafe 17 Table7 . Directions for Preparing and Using Chlorine-based Disinfectants Product Intended us e Recommended dilutio n Level of available chlorin e Household bleach (5% sodium hypochlorite solution with 50,000 ppm * available chlorine) Cleanup of blood spills Use concentrations ranging from 1 part of bleach to b e mixed with 99 parts of tap water (1:100) or one part of bleach to be mixed with 9 parts of tap water (1:10), depending on the amount of organic material (e.... In PAGE 43: ...mount of organic material (e.g., blood or mucus) present on the surface to be cleaned and disinfected. See Table7 for directions on the preparation and us e of chlorine-based disinfectants. Commercially available chemical disinfectants may be mor e compatible with certain medical devices that might be corroded by repeated exposure to sodiu m hypochlorite, especially the 1:10 dilution (59,109,133) .... In PAGE 45: ... When lo w temperature washes are combined with the addi tion of bleach (with a total available residual chlorine of 50-150 ppm), residual bacteria on laundry are re duced to belo w levels found on laundry washed at high tempera - ture s (172,193) . See Table7 for directions on preparing an d using chlorine-based disinfectants. Machine drying o f linen contributes to a further reduction of residua l bacteria (172,193) .... In PAGE 46: ... To achieve a level of at least 100 ppm of residual chlorine with household bleach, 2 mL of household bleach should be added for every litre of water. Se e Table7 for Directions for Preparing and Using Chlorine-based Disinfectants. Category B; Grade III d.... ..."

"... In PAGE 4: ... For instance, an average of two means that for each revision of a file the developer per- formed on average two commands, likely, because of two simultaneous workspaces. In Table9 we show the distri- bution of these averages. Although most developers seem to have one workspaces, there is strong evidence that sev- eral developers have more than one workspaces for the same module and the same branch.... ..."