Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Susan D. Richardson (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbus,NC, US)
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Disinfectants in Society: Current and Future Perspectives
M. G. Narotsky (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Toxicity Assessment Division, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States)
Chapter 2. Chemical Disinfectants: Toxicology and Health
S. Felix, A.C.C. Sousa, C.C. Jacob, and A.M.M. Antunes (Universidade Atlântica, Antiga Fábrica da Pólvora de Barcarena, Barcarena, Oeiras, Portugal, and others)
Chapter 3. Microbiology and Disinfecting Agents
Cristina A. Viegas and Leonilde M. Moreira (iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av.ª Rovisco Pais, Lisboa, Portugal)
Chapter 4. Disinfectants in the Food Processing Industry
J. Babić, D. Šubarić, Đ. Ačkar, and A. Jozinović, Josip Juraj Strossmayer (University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology, Osijek, Franje Kuhača, Osijek, Croatia)
Chapter 5. Disinfectants in the Pharmaceutical Industry
T.Sandle (Head of Microbiology, Bio Products Laboratory, UK)
Chapter 6. Disinfectants, Sterilization, and Antiseptics in the Healthcare Sector
M. A. Fernades, P.L. Carreira, M.J. Maia, E. C. Menoita, E. Pina, and R.G. Pacheco (Hospital Curry Cabral, CHLC, Lisboa, Portugal, and others)
Chapter 7. Disinfection in Recreational Areas
Tim Schlosser, Leon Kreuter, and Lothar Erdinger (Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Zentrum für Infektiologie, Med. Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Chemielabor, Heidelberg, Germany)
Chapter 8. Disinfection of Drinking Water
S. José and H. Rebelo (National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Environmental Health Department, Avenida Padre Cruz, Lisbon, Portugal)
Chapter 9. Environmental Impact of Disinfectants (Water, Air, Soil)
R. R. Pinheiro, A. S. S. Souto and M. H. S. Villas-Boas (Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Av.ª Carlos Chagas Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 10. Case Study I: A Novel Disinfection Method for Water and Treated Wastewater by Using Pressurized Carbon Dioxide
H. T. Vo and T. Imai (Department of Urban Infrastructural Engineering, Mientrung University of Civil Engineering (MUCE), Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen, Vietnam, and others)
Chapter 11. Case Study II: A Novel Disinfectant for Controlling Nosocomial and Foodborne Pathogens
A. Upadhyay, G. Flock, S. Mooyottu, and K. Venkitanarayanan (Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA)
About the Editors
Index