Antibacterial, Antimicrobial & Germicidal Copper - Approved by EPA

There is a substantial, solid body of evidence showing copper's broad spectrum of antimicrobial efficacy and the ability of copper to inhibit the most important pathogens challenging public health today. Extremely noteworthy is that the EPA has approved copper as an antimicrobial agent to reduce harmful bacteria linked to potentially deadly microbial infections, following a year of comprehensive testing.
There is a substantial, solid body of evidence showing copper's broad spectrum of antimicrobial efficacy and the ability of copper to inhibit the most important pathogens challenging public health today, including MRSA, Clostridium difficile, Escherichia coli (E.coli), Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaire's disease bactera) and Influenza A viruses. Clinical trials examining copper's antimicrobial potential and role in fighting pathogens, transmissions of germs and Influenza A viruses such the bird flu and swine flu epidemics are being conducted in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and in South Africa.

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