The European Coatings Conference "Novel Biocide Technology" in Berlin. Dirk Meine. On 6 and 7 February, 98 biocide experts from 16 countries met in Berlin to discuss innovations regarding antimicrobial agents for in-can and film conservation in view of the implications of the new EU Biocidal Products Directive. The intensive discussions during the conference made quite clear: There are highly i...

Biocides, in the form of sanitisers and disinfectants, are used extensively to reduce risk microbial contamination beverage products ensure safety potable water processing. To better understand consumers’ perceptions biocide use explore messaging strategies regarding their importance product safety, eight focus groups were conducted New Zealand (n = 4) China 4). Consumers generally did not why ...

A fruit-grower with large, atypical lung infiltrations and lung fibrosis triggered off an investigation of fruit-growers during the spraying season. An interview was carried out together with a Wright peak flow meter test and an x-ray examination of the chest. No fewer than 156 spray preparations were used by the group; individual fruit-growers used between three and 27. In connection with spra...

Antimicrobial peptides constitute a diverse class of naturally occurring antimicrobial molecules which have activity against a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms. Antimicrobial peptides are exciting leads in the development of novel biocidal agents at a time when classical antibiotics are under intense pressure from emerging resistance, and the global industry in antibiotic research and de...

In the last decade, worldwide research has focused on innovative natural biocides and development of organic inorganic nanomaterials for long-lasting reliability. this work, biocide effects two different encapsulated in silica nanosystems a multifunctional coating have been performed through vitro tests, by using Chlorococcum sp. as common stone biodeteriogen. Zosteric sodium salt (ZS), green b...

Oil reservoir souring by the microbial reduction of sulfate to sulfide is unwanted, because it enhances corrosion of metal infrastructure used for oil production and processing. Reservoir souring can be prevented or remediated by the injection of nitrate or biocides, although injection of biocides into reservoirs is not commonly done. Whether combined application of these agents may give synerg...

The term biocide includes disinfectants, antiseptics and preservatives. It does not include antibiotics, which, in spite of being biocides in the strictest sense, tend to be categorized separately. In recent years there has been a trend towards use of biocides in the home environment. These products have been marketed for decontamination of food preparation surfaces (e.g. Dettox), areas perceiv...

Biocides and dyes are commonly employed in hospital and laboratory settings. Many of these agents are substrates for multiple-drug resistance (MDR)-conferring efflux pumps of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Several such pumps have been identified in Staphylococcus aureus, and mutants overexpressing the NorA and MepA MDR pumps following exposure to fluoroquinolones have been iden...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of growth of five strains of Salmonella enterica and their isogenic multiply antibiotic-resistant (MAR) derivatives with a phenolic farm disinfectant or triclosan (biocides) upon the frequency of mutation to resistance to antibiotics or cyclohexane. METHODS Strains were grown in broth with or without the biocides and then spread on to agar containing ampicill...