Intensive application of chlorine-based disinfectants driven by the COVID-19 pandemic was suspected to be detrimental to receiving water ecosystems,but with little field evidence.We characterized the occurrences of ty...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52091544).
Chlorine-based disinfectants(CBDs)have been widely used to prevent and control the spread of the COVID-19,which may lead to the formation of carcinogenic hazards.In China,strict disinfection strategies by local govern...
supported by funds from the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFE0203100);the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS 2021-I2M-1-038 and CIFMS 2022-I2M-1-021);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82271802,82241075,and 82072288).
Monkeypox(mpox)outbreak in 2022 has caused more than 91,000 cases,has spread to 115 countries,regions,and territories,and has thus attracted much attention.The stability of poxvirus particles in the environment is rec...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos.2018YFD0900701 and 2019YFD0900604);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.42107150 and 32061143029)。
Quaternary ammonium compounds(QACs)are commonly used in a variety of consumer and commercial products,typically as a component of disinfectants.During the COVID-19 pandemic,QACs became one of the primary agents utiliz...
Routine microbial inactivation procedures used in microbiology laboratories must be verified.In this study,the efficacy of surface disinfection using 70%Isopropanol,0.45%Presept,and 1%Virkon was tested against 24 bact...
Due to a confusion the discussion contains an error.Pediococcus acidila was inactivated by Isoprapnol,and Nocardia asteroides was inactivated by Virkon.The reference to the butanol production of Pediococcus acidila as...
The ongoing pandemics boost the demand for chemical disinfectants,including surface disinfectants and hand sanitizers[1].This is largely driven by increasing public health awareness and hygiene standards in public and...
Funded by the Xuhui District Medical Research Project(No.SHXH201913);the Clinical Research on Health Industry of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission(No.202040085);the Shanghai Medical Key Specialty(No.ZK2019B12);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32000945)。
To investigate the corrosion behaviors and antibacterial effects of sodium hypochlorite(NaClO)and hydrogen peroxide silver ion(HPSI)disinfectants with different concentrations against dental unit waterlines and provid...
The potential role of personal items in the transmission of pathogens is poorly understood. In this study, we cultured bacteria of public health importance found on wristbands, determined whether there is a correlatio...
A petroleum middle distillate, known as fog oil (FO), has been used in the United military battlefield to create obscurant smoke screens. During studies on the feasibility of replacing FO with relatively environmental...