Benzalkonium chloride is a concern because of its widespread use combined with
environmental impacts. It has been found throughout the built and natural environment in …

Biocides used as disinfectants are important to prevent the transmission of pathogens,
especially during the current antibiotic resistance crisis. This crisis is exacerbated by …

Industries of the food sector have made a great effort to control SARS-CoV-2 indirect
transmission, through objects or surfaces, by updating cleaning and disinfection protocols …

Contamination of food animal products by Escherichia coli is a leading cause of foodborne
disease outbreaks, hospitalizations, and deaths in humans. Chicken is the most consumed …

Smart active packaging is an innovative packaging system that combines the benefits of
measuring, estimating or predicting different aspects of food quality or safety with the release …

The presence of human enteric viruses in produce has extensively been reported. However,
the significance of the quality of process water (PW) used by the produce industry and the …

Food preservatives exhibit a weak antimicrobial effect that is difficult to describe
mathematically. Preservatives are commonly added below the Minimum Inhibitory …

Biocides are used to control microorganisms across different applications, but emerging
resistance may pose risks for those applications. Resistance to biocides has commonly …

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) are
standard indexes for determining disinfection effectiveness. Nevertheless, they are static …

A new hyper-cross-linked polyamide TFC NF membrane (MI) was fabricated by using
tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) and terephthaloyl chloride (TPC). Fabricated membrane MI …