Chemical risk analysis and ECHA-SGA approved use of disinfectants to fight COVID-19
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COVID-19, disinfectant, EPA, chemical risk, ECHA, GHSAbstract
On December 12, 2019 in Wuhan (People's Republic of China), 27 cases of viral pneumonia caused by a new pathogen known as COVID-19 are reported, subsequently, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirms a public emergency of international importance and declares it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Due to its high infectivity rate, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends as preventive measures avoiding exposure, good hand hygiene and the use of disinfectants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 500 effective disinfectants against the virus; however, CDC has documented increases in the admissions of patients in health centers with symptoms related to the use, handling, ignorance or high-risk practices of the disinfectants used to prevent transmission of the virus. Therefore, it is important to identify in the products recommended by EPA, the intrinsic risks of active chemical substances according to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) based on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), as a first step for good management in the practice of disinfection.
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