Still, despite chlorine-based halazone tablets falling from favor for portable water purification, chlorine-based bleach may nonetheless safely be used for short-term emergency water disinfection.
Sonic irrigation is widely recognized across the world as an effective means for successfully cleaning instruments prior to disinfection and sterilisation.
Disinfection of natural mineral water is completely prohibited, including the addition of any element that is likely to change bacterial colony counts.
These germicidal lamps are used extensively for disinfection of surfaces in laboratories and food processing industries, and for disinfecting water supplies.