Sanitizer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024755",
  "term": "Sanitizer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. One of three groups of antimicrobials registered by EPA for public health uses. EPA considers an antimicrobial to be a sanitizer when it reduces but does not necessarily eliminate all the microorganisms on a treated surface. To be a registered sanitizer, the test results for a product must show a reduction of at least 99.9% in the number of each test microorganism over the parallel control.\n\n2. Any unit, water treatment product or system that removes, kills or inactivates all types of disease-causing microorganisms from the water, including bacteria, viruses and protozoan cysts, so as to render the treated water safe for drinking.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Indoor Air Quality Glossary; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "40 CFR 158.2203 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sanitizer/"
}