Microlesson: Selecting EPA-Approved Disinfectants

Submitted by APIC Education Committee members: Kyle Mataya RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, CRCST and Kim Strelczyk, RN, MSN, F-APIC, CIC. 

Microlesson: Selecting EPA-Approved Disinfectants

Learn how to compare cleaning and disinfecting, define low and intermediate level disinfection, be able to navigate the EPA lists of disinfectants, and describe key points of the use of disinfectants.

Duration: 5 minutes. 

Resource Links:

• Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Selected EPA-registered disinfectants. Retrieved October 17, 2024, from https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/selected-epa-registered-disinfectants