Mighty Metals - a podcast by Sandra Tsing Loh

Copper’s self-disinfecting properties are well known and well studied. Bacteria, viruses, doesn’t matter - they won’t survive long on a copper surface. In fact, research suggests that coating commonly touched surfaces with copper is an excellent method to prevent the spread of disease!

Written and reported by Kellen Kartub, Ph.D.

References:

https://jcm.asm.org/content/50/7/2217

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqkyw/copper-destroys-viruses-and-bacteria-why-isnt-it-everywhere

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