What is Biodegradability?
The biodegradability of a substance is a measure of the ability
of the
material to be broken down in a municipal waste treatment system.
The Biodegradability of:
Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide™
& Stabilized Hydrogen Peroxide™
1. The active ingredient Hydrogen Peroxide is fully biodegradable
within a 1 min period in a waste water facility
2. The non-active components of AHP and SHP products have been
proven to be completely biodegradable. Using the Soap and Detergent
Association's semi-continuous activated sludge (SCAS) confirming
test, published in the Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society,
42, 986 (1965),
Ingredients used: No Alkylphenol Ethoxylates (APE's) or Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPE's)
Recently, the use of APE’s and specifically NPE’s in many consumer products has been eliminated, but many manufacturers of industrial and commercial detergents and disinfectants are still using these surfactants almost exclusively. APE’s and NPE’s have the potential to be acutely and chronically toxic, and estrogenic to aquatic animals. They are also finding their way into the environment. Since there are safer alternative surfactants readily available, is the use of nonylphenol ethoxylates and alkylphenol ethoxylates really necessary?
At Virox Technologies Inc we believe it isn't. In fact since the introduction of Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) to the market in 1998, NPE's and APE's have never been used in the formulation of any of our products. More...