Are there chemical methods for sterilizing potting soil?

General suggestions are that the soil be steamed (in pressure cookers or by other means) or heated in oven or microwave to a temperature of about 175 *F. I wish to know if there are chemical methods available for soaking soil in their solutions for killing harmful bacteria/germs etc. – may be for bit longer time than one may think of.

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#1 Comment By theficuswrangler On 06/28/2014 @ 5:26 am

This article contains the information you’re looking for: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/GHGS-28.pdf ^[1]

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