• A biocide is defined in the European legislation as a chemical substance or microorganism intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, or exert a controlling...
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    DBNPA or 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide is a quick-kill biocide that easily hydrolyzes under both acidic and alkaline conditions. It is preferred for...
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    Inc. p. 202. ISBN 9780824787929. Harold William Rossmoore. Handbook of Biocide and Preservative Use, p. 341. ISBN 0-7514-0212-5 Cook, Denys (1963). "The...
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    Acrolein (section Biocide)
    acrolein. It is produced industrially from propene and mainly used as a biocide and a building block to other chemical compounds, such as the amino acid...
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    the monohydroxylated isomers of biphenyl. It is a white solid. It is a biocide used as a preservative with E number E231 and under the trade names Dowicide...
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    quaternary ammonium compound. ADBACs have three main categories of use: as a biocide, a cationic surfactant, and a phase transfer agent. ADBACs are a mixture...
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    to inactivate toxins and pathogens. Formaldehyde releasers are used as biocides in personal care products such as cosmetics. Although present at levels...
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    joint venture with Aramco. In February 2020, Lanxess acquired Brazilian biocide manufacturer Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL). In July 2022, Lanxess...
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    requires a biocide label which lists toxicity and other data required for all registered biocides. If the product is being sold as a biocide, then the...
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  • The following is a list of types of poison by intended use: Biocide – a chemical substance capable of killing living organisms, usually in a selective...
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    chemical product used in industrial agriculture. Agrichemical refers to biocides (pesticides including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and nematicides)...
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  • A seed treatment is a treatment of the seed with either chemical agents or biological or by physical methods. Usually done to provide protection to the...
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    Algaecide or algicide is a biocide used for killing and preventing the growth of algae, often defined in a loose sense that, beyond the biological definition...
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    Benzalkonium chloride is a common type of quat salt used as a biocide, a cationic surfactant, and as a phase transfer agent. ADBACs are a mixture of...
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    a continual low level oxidizing biocide is used, then alternating to a periodic shock dose of non-oxidizing biocides.[citation needed] Algaecides, as...
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    partial or full bans of the substance due to the known dangers in using the biocide.[unreliable source?] Isothiazolinones have a high aquatic toxicity. DCOI...
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  • Directive (BPD) also known as the Biocides Directive is European Union Directive, (98/8/EC), which concerns biocides. It is officially known as Directive...
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  • anticoagulant types. The preparation was approved in July 2013 under the European Biocide Directive Program (Annex 1/1A BPD 98/8EEC). It works by causing acute and...
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  • that kills birds. Bactericide – a chemical agent that kills bacteria. Biocide – a chemical agent that kills a broad spectrum of living organisms. Fungicide...
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    the molecule, forming hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which acts as a general biocide, killing germs, microorganisms, algae, and so on. Chlorine gas, also known...
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    Biofouling (section Biocides)
    Anti-fouling is the ability of specifically designed materials (such as toxic biocide paints, or non-toxic paints) to remove or prevent biofouling. The buildup...
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  • QuEChERS is a solid phase extraction method for detection of biocide residues in food. The name is a portmanteau word formed from "quick, easy, cheap...
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    (2004). "Worldwide occurrence and effects of antifouling paint booster biocides in the aquatic environment: a review". Environment International. 30 (2):...
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    a white solid. Isothiazolinones, a class of heterocycles, are used as biocides in numerous personal care products and other industrial applications. MIT...
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    up in an upstream tank, which had been left stagnant and untreated with biocide during the maintenance period. These conditions allowed sulfate-reducing...
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    Sterilization (microbiology) (category Biocides)
    Sterilization (British English: sterilisation) refers to any process that removes, kills, or deactivates all forms of life (particularly microorganisms...
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    extra expense. Biocides are to remediate microbial (i.e., bacterial and fungal) growth present in aircraft fuel systems. Two biocides were previously...
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    small animals. In the presence of light, bonellin is a very effective biocide, killing bacteria, larva of other organisms, and red blood cells in laboratory...
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    eliminating the cell potential necessary for muscle contraction. Most biocides, including pesticides, are created to act as acute poisons to target organisms...
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    overmining, and marine pollution, including use of the banned anti-fouling biocide tributyltin; although absent in developed countries, these activities continue...
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