Gluteraldehyde: the name says it all

Richard Sullivan (richsul@roadrunner.com)
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 22:46:21 -0700

Richard Farber said:

> Briefly, the limited studies that have been
>conducted indicate that these chemicals (including gluteraldehyde) have
>chemical reactivity and mutagenicity similar to acetaldehyde, malonaldehyde,
>and formaldehyde.

Gag, cough, moan, gasp. Ok, it explains why my children are so screwed up. I
quickly read the MSDS and it seemed to be rather benign, but your data seems
more up-to-date.

Dick S.