Standard Operating Procedure

Preparing Vimoba Solution for Cleaning and Disinfecting Surfaces

Updated: October 3, 2012

I. Purpose
Vimoba tablets® are activated in water to produce solutions of chlorine dioxide that are used for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. This SOP describes the method for preparing Vimoba solutions from tablets at 100 part per million (ppm).

II. Vimoba Effectiveness
At 100 ppm and after 10 minutes of contact, Vimoba is effective against:

• Canine parvovirus
• Hantavirus
• Minute virus of mice (parvovirus) (MVM-p)
• Minute virus of mice (parvovirus) (MVM-i)
• Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV-A59)
• Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV-JHM)
• Mouse parvovirus type 1 (MPV-1)
• Murine parainfluenza virus type 1 (Sendai)
• Sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV) (Coronavirus)
• Theiler's mouse encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV)

III. Supplies

• For 1.5 gram Vimoba tablet (available from Quip Laboratories, Inc.)
  • 1 quart pigmented PVC spray bottle (Quip Labs).
  • Cold tap water
• For 6.0 gram Vimoba tablet (Quip Labs)
  • 1 gallon pigmented container.
  • Cold tap water
  • Pigmented PVC spray bottles, either quart or pint

IV. Preparing Vimoba Solution

• Prepare a fresh solution of Vimoba for each room on Sunday.
• Always wear safety glasses and gloves while preparing and distributing Vimoba (safety glasses are stored in the cabinet next to the Vimoba tablets).
• Fill quart or gallon container with appropriate amount (1 qt or 1 gal) of cold tap water.
• Open appropriate Vimoba packet by tearing or cutting on indicated line.
• Do not use if tablet is crushed or broken (request a replacement from Quip Labs).
• Drop tablet into appropriate container of water.
• Replace cap on bottle.
• Wait 10 minutes for 1.5 gram tablet to dissolve in quart bottle.
• Wait 15 minutes for 6.0 gram tablet to dissolve in gallon bottle.
• For animal viruses indicated above, the solution (100 ppm) is good for up to 7 days in the pigmented bottles.
• Pour unused solution down the drain and flush with cold water.