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A member asked:
My colleague uses a lot of hand sanitizer to clean her tables. can the alcohol evaporated from the sanitizer damage the eyes and respiratory system?
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Unlikely an issue: Direct contact of the sanitizer with the delicate surface of the eye would be harmful. However, the dissipation of the alcohol vapor as it evaporates from the cleaned surfaces has such a low concentration that harm to the eyes or lungs would be unlikely. Using such products in open spaces is less worrisome than those that are confined and poorly ventilated .
Answered 6/10/2014
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