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by acqq 2339 days ago
> peracetic acid ... It's vinegar, essentially.

But no, it isn’t essentially: vinegar contains acetic acid:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetic_acid

which is a "carboxylic acid" with the following GHS statements:

“GHS hazard statements H226, H314

GHS precautionary statements P280, P305+351+338, P310”

Vinegar doesn't contain peracetic acid:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peracetic_acid

which is an "organic peroxide" with the following GHS statements:

“GHS hazard statements H226, H242, H302, H312, H314, H332, H400

GHS precautionary statements P210, P220, P233, P234, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+312, P301+330+331, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P321”