National Pollutant Inventory

Substances

Glutaraldehyde: Sources of emissions

Industry sources

The primary sources of glutaraldehyde are the industries that use it. Some of the industries that use it are crude oil and natural gas extraction, beverage manufacturers, hospitals and x-ray processing. These emissions mainly are to the air and water.

Diffuse sources, and industry sources included in diffuse emissions data

Other possible emitters of glutaraldehyde are medical offices, veterinary clinics, water in cooling systems, food processing facilities, tanneries, household disinfectants and agriculture sanitising.

Natural sources

There is no known source of natural glutaraldehyde.

Transport sources

No mobile sources.

Consumer products

Agricultural chemicals, disinfecting, sterilising, sanitising, household disinfectants, and furniture polish.

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Factory. Credit: Michael Lindquist