A mystery byproduct of a disinfectant used in the drinking water of more than 113 million people in the US has finally been identified in a finding that has scientists concerned. Though just one ...

Yikes! Two of the most common disinfectants are vinegar and bleach, but surprisingly, they should never be used together. The acid in vinegar releases toxic chlorine and chloramine vapors when ...

They are not adequately inactivated by most common disinfectants, or by most tissue fixatives, and some infectivity may persist under standard autoclaving conditions (e.g. 121°C for 15 minutes). They ...

The hepatitis A virus (HAV) is one of the main causes of viral hepatitis and is responsible for an estimated 159,000 ...

Studies reveal that the air inside our homes is more polluted than the air outdoors, and a portion of these toxins come from ...

Here are the most common disinfectants in poultry farms. These are by far the most common disinfectants used in the poultry industry to date. Referred to as the 'black fluids', they are very ...

It spreads from person to person by ingestion of the bacterium’s spores, which can not only remain viable for long periods of time outside of a human host, but can withstand most common disinfectants.