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Air Sanitation By Chemical Agent - Air sanitation can be done by the use of certain gaseous chemical agents. These agents are mostly used to sterilize air in an enclosed space. Limitations with chemical agents are
(1) it is difficult to maintain a desired concentration because of the deposition of the agents on surfaces and
(2) large volumes of agents are required to maintain the final concentration.Although no chemical agent has been found to be successful, the following are of some use.

Hypochlorous acid: Hypochlorous acid or a hypochlorite like sodium hypochlorite in a final concentration of 1:2 million can be used to sanitize air. This concentration is sufficient to cause a reduction of bacteria as well as viruses like influenza virus.