disinfectant
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To examine what happens under realistic conditions, the researchers tested scented conventional liquid products as well as botanical-containing disinfectant sprays and wipes inside a model home on Purdue's campus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
At Kampala’s Mirembe food market, where stalls overflow with watermelons and green bananas, fish vendor Medie Waiswa uses disinfectant every morning to clean his countertop, storage cabinet, chairs and motorcycle handlebars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She watched TikTok videos warning expectant mothers to bring their own toilet paper and disinfectant to the hospital and says several relatives had a terrible experience.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
I believe a little sunlight would be a great disinfectant.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
She believed firmly in the disinfectant qualities of vinegar and sunshine, and who’s to say she was wrong?
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
She said the overflowing and soiled bathrooms were so disgusting that she had to use the little money she had on her to purchase bleach and disinfectants for her family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
If infected rodents are confirmed on board, public-health officials might require a thorough decontamination—a process that, according to the CDC, involves wetting all surfaces with disinfectants before cleaning to avoid sending virus particles airborne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
"They can tolerate high temperatures, strong disinfectants like chlorine, and even live inside water distribution systems that people assume are safe."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
Garlic extract has been found to offer antimicrobial effects that are on par with commonly used antiseptics and disinfectants such as chlorhexidine, according to medical researchers at the University of Sharjah.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025
He went to the bathroom and scrubbed himself with disinfectants, scraping his hide with pumice stone.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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