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Quaternary ammonia compounds in disinfectant products: evaluating the potential for promoting antibiotic resistance and disrupting wastewater treatment plant performance
Environmental Science Advances
2023
28 citations
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Zihao Lu,
Anna K. Mahony,
William A. Arnold,
Patrick J. McNamara
C. W. Marshall,
Patrick J. McNamara
Summary
This study evaluated quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) widely used as disinfectants during COVID-19 for their potential to promote antibiotic resistance in microbial communities through co-selection mechanisms.
Study Type
Environmental
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are a class of compounds that were widely used as disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to be used as disinfecting agents.
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