Today, more than 113 million Americans rely on chloraminated drinking water, with the compound also in use across Canada, Asia, and Europe. A group of chemical compounds used to disinfect water for one-third of the US population and millions of others globally produces a potentially toxic byproduct, according to new research published Thursday, sparking calls...
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Common disinfectant may lead to superbug mutation
by Macquarie University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We tend to think of disinfectants as our allies in the fight against disease, a feeling that may never have been stronger than during the COVID-19 pandemic. But now a groundbreaking Macquarie University study has found a commonly used disinfectant may be a double agent, blocking antibiotics from...