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Mighty Metals
Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
English - April 21, 2020 17:54 - 6.88 MB - ★ - 1 ratingNatural Sciences Science Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Copper’s self-disinfecting properties are well known and well studied. Bacteria, viruses, doesn’t matter - they won’t survive long on a copper surface. In fact, research suggests that coating commonly touched surfaces with copper is an excellent method to prevent the spread of disease!
Written and reported by Kellen Kartub, Ph.D.
References:
https://jcm.asm.org/content/50/7/2217