My professional interest in antimicrobial agents and contamination control goes back 50 years to my tour as a microbiologist in a field hospital in Europe during World War II. With no experience and relying solely on a military handbook, I prepared thermometer trays with jars of blue bichloride of mercury and pink isopropyl alcohol. A preliminary typhoid diagnosis of one of our cooks resulted in the need for lab testing. His stool specimen and its subsequent disposal was my problem. My handbook said bum it. So burn it T did, in a five-gallon can with gasoline. Flames shot up almost six feet, and my next mistake was to extinguish them with carbon tetrachloride. This resulted in the production of lethal phosgene gas. The hospital had a near disaster. I could say that at that moment I vowed to write a how-to book so that such stupidities could be avoided. Nevertheless, when I was offered the opportunity to edit this book I thought back on the need for a real, practical treatment of my subject. This book, then, is a practical handbook for technical service personnel and scientists who are not necessarily specialists in microbiology. It provides information on suitable antimicrobial agents appropriate to their particular problem-solving needs and information on the microbial groups contributing to the specific problem, their ecologies, and strategies for controlling their access to the area or material of interest.
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This is a very well presented book...an excellent teaching aid for tertiary insitutes. - Food Australia
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Research
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Höhe: 241 mm
Breite: 160 mm
Dicke: 29 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7514-0212-4 (9780751402124)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-1354-0
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1 Introduction to biocide use.- 1.1 What are biocides?.- 1.2 Control of biocide use.- 1.3 Testing of biocides.- References.- Appendices.- 2 Legislative aspects.- 2.1 North America.- 2.2 Outside North America.- 3 Process cooling water.- 3.1 Overview.- 3.2 Problems caused by microorganisms.- 3.3 Control of problems caused by microorganisms.- 3.4 Types of microbicides.- 3.5 State-of-the-art technology.- 4 Paper, pulp and food grade paper.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Types of microorganisms encountered.- 4.3 Control of microorganisms.- 4.4 Microbiological examination of pulp, paper and paperboard.- 4.5 Efficacy testing of antimicrobial agents.- References.- 5 Biocides for metalworking lubricants hydraulic fluids.- 5.1 Nature of metalworking fluids.- 5.2 Hydraulic fluids (HF).- References.- 6 Biocides in oilfield operations.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Oilfield operations.- 6.3 Microbes found in oilfield facilities.- 6.4 Biocides.- 6.5 Monitoring bacteria in oilfields.- 6.6 Biocide testing.- 6.7 Environmental issues.- References.- 7 Fuels biocides.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Ecology.- 7.3 The microbial problem.- 7.4 Antimicrobial strategies.- 7.5 Preservation.- 7.6 Fuel system decontamination.- 7.7 Test methods for biocide efficacy.- 7.8 Monitoring.- 7.9 Commercial anti-microbial agents.- 7.10 Biocides-present and future.- 7.11 Summary of strategies.- References.- 8 Biocides for use in the textile industry.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Testing of textile materials for resistance to microbial attack.- 8.3 Microbial activity on textile materials-methods of assessment.- 8.4 Biocide testing in laboratory conditions.- 8.5 Standard test methods.- 8.6 Recent developments in biocide testing techniques.- 8.7 Conclusions.- 9 The use of biocides in paint preservation.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Whyuse a film biocide in print?.- 9.3 Historic developments of paint biocides.- 9.4 What constitutes a good paint film biocide.- 9.5 Adding the biocide to paint.- 9.6 Biocide efficacy.- 9.7 What types of product are on the market?.- 9.8 How paint film preservatives fail.- 9.9 Future trends in paint film biocides.- 9.10 Wet-state paint preservation.- 9.11 Future trends in paint preservatives.- References.- 10 Biocides used in wood preservation.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 The chemical composition of wood.- 10.3 Agents of timber degrade.- 10.4 Marine animals.- 10.5 Timber preservatives.- 10.6 Test methods for evaluating the performance of wood preservatives.- 11 The selection of disinfectants for use in food hygiene.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Chlorine.- 11.3 Iodine.- 11.4 Acid anionic sanitizers.- 11.5 Peracetic acid.- 11.6 Quaternary ammonium compounds.- 11.7 Amphoterics.- 11.8 Polymeric Biguanides.- 11.9 Other biocidal agents.- 11.10 Chlorine dioxide.- 11.11 Glutaraldehyde/formaldehyde.- 11.12 Isothiazolinones.- 11.13 Phenols.- 11.14 Hydrogen peroxide.- 11.15 Legal/regulatory considerations.- 11.16 Summary.- References.- 12 Antimicrobial food preservatives.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 Direct antimicrobial preservatives.- 12.3 Indirect antimicrobial preservatives.- 12.4 Directions for test solutions (T.S.) referred to in text.- References.- 13 Preservation of cosmetics and toiletries.- 13.1 Historical background to the modern concept of preservation.- 13.2 Practical application of the concept.- 13.3 Alternatives to chemical preservatives.- References.- Appendices - Cosmetic preservations allowed in the EU.- Appendix A Profiles of allowed preservatives.- Appendix B Profiles of preservatives provisionally allowed.- Lists of Standards reproduced.
