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Scientists raise concerns about popular COVID disinfectants
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Scientists raise concerns about popular COVID disinfectants

by Green Science Policy Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted the unnecessary use of antimicrobial chemicals linked to health problems, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental harm, warn more than two dozen scientists in Environmental Science & Technology. Their critical review details how quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are increasingly marketed and used in home,...

Disinfectants could be helping bacteria to become resistant
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Disinfectants could be helping bacteria to become resistant

Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. News-Medical speaks to Professor Robert Bragg about disinfectants and how they could be helping bacteria to become resistant. What provoked your research into bacteria and their resistance? I have been involved in research on the control of animal diseases for many years now. The control of any disease in a...

Disinfectants could be helping bacteria to become resistant
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Disinfectants could be helping bacteria to become resistant

Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Feb 22 2021 Thought LeadersProfessor Robert BraggProfessorUniversity of the Free State News-Medical speaks to Professor Robert Bragg about disinfectants and how they could be helping bacteria to become resistant. What provoked your research into bacteria and their resistance? I have been involved in research on the control of animal...