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Hydrogen peroxide (h202) is a strong disinfectant and oxidizing agent used mostly in diluted water based solutions. It has many practical applications both inside and outside the house. Hydrogen peroxide can be used as a marinade or as a vegetable wash or soak to kill bacteria and neutralize chemicals. It can also be used to disinfect your dishwasher or refrigerator. It acts as a natural fungicide, insecticide also as a weed killer for trees and plants, and for personal uses such as in your bath, as a foot soak, and as toothpaste, mouthwash etc. Hydrogen peroxide is used in paper and pulp bleaching industries. Other major industrial applications for hydrogen peroxide include the manufacture of sodium percarbonate and sodium perbonate used as mild bleaches in laundry detergents. Many different grades of hydrogen peroxide are available from chemical manufacturers.
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