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Quaternary ammonium compounds (quats) are commonly used as fungicides and disinfectants in hospitals, and I fear for the health-care workers that have to touch
by bottom999mottob 2y ago
Quaternary ammonium compounds (quats) are commonly used as fungicides and disinfectants in hospitals, and I fear for the health-care workers that have to touch them all day. Of course, we should use disinfectants in hospitals, but the long-term neurological effects to healthcare workers and terminally ill patients is concerning.
- rom16384 2y agoThat and Tetrachloroethylene (TCE) [1] which is used as brake cleaning fluid or in dry cleaning. [1] https://www.science.org/content/article/widely-used-chemical-strongly-linked-parkinson-s-disease https://www.science.org/content/article/widely-used-chemical...
- voisin 2y agoAlso, IIRC, the basis of the true story behind the movie and book A Civil Action - oft recommended for students entering 1L (the book) due to its coverage of tort law.