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Sporicidal agents are -

A
Gluteraldehyde
B
Ethylene oxide
C
Formaldehyde
D
Benzaalkonium chloride
High-Yield Explanation
Glutaraldehyde is especially effective against the tubercle bacilli, fungi, and viruses. It is less toxic and irritant to eyes and skin than formaldehyde. It has no deleterious effects on the cement or lenses of instruments such as cystoscope and bronchoscpe. It can be safely used to treat corrugated rubber, face masks, plastic endotracheal tubes, metal instruments an, polythene tubings REF:Ananthanarayan and Panicker's Textbook ofMicrobiology 8thEdition pg no:36

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