HL Deb 20 December 1995 vol 567 cc164-6WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will specify which xylenols are present in CS Disinfectant and in what proportions all the chemicals listed in their reply to the Countess of Mar's written Question of 6th November 1995 (col. WA 188) are present in CS Disinfectant.

Lord Lucas

The xylenols present in CS Disinfectant are

  • 2,3—dimethyl phenol
  • 2,4— dimethyl phenol
  • 2,5—dimethyl phenol
  • 3,4—dimethyl phenol
  • 3,5—dimethyl phenol
  • 3—ethyl phenol
  • 4—ethyl phenol
  • 2,4,6—trimethyl phenol

The proportions of all the chemicals present in that disinfectant are

Percentage
Ortho-benzyl para-chlorophenol 4.5
Ortho-phenyl phenol 3.5
Xylenols 18
Isopropyl alcohol 22
Arylan SBC 25 18
Perlankrol ESD 60 15
Percentage
Water Blue Dye 0.05
Water 18.95