Microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and yeasts) are usually involved in the spoilage of food. These microorganisms decompose the food until it is inedible. Sometimes dangerous pathogens can also multiply in food, leading to dangerous food infections, such as salmonella. Microorganisms, which include bacteria, fungi and yeasts, are microorganisms that accompany us everywhere in everyday life. There … Microorganisms in Food
Disinfectants are used for the so-called antiseptic. This means that they reduce the number of pathogens or put the germs into a state in which they can no longer infect humans and cannot multiply. This distinguishes them from sterilisation agents, in which the microorganisms are completely killed off and not only occur in lower numbers. … Disinfectants
Fields of application Disinfectants are used in medicine not only to antiseptically treat surfaces and instruments, but also primarily before invasive (i.e. penetrating the body) procedures. This applies to both simple blood sampling and larger operations. Skin disinfection is indispensable because otherwise germs, which are actually harmless, can enter the body and spread there. But … Fields of application | Disinfectants
Drug residues in drinking water cannot be adequately filtered out by normal treatment of the water in the wastewater treatment plant. What are the consequences? We explain what companies and consumers can do. Wastewater treatment: how is water purified? Conventional wastewater treatment plants cannot adequately filter pharmaceutical residues. In the second stage, the mostly mechanically … Drinking Water Contamination By Pharmaceuticals: Wastewater Treatment
Small helpers, so-called microorganisms such as bacteria, yeasts or fungi, are involved in many food technology processes. They are involved, for example, in beer brewing, yogurt production and cheese ripening. Since they are needed on a large scale nowadays, many of these microorganisms come from the genetic workshop. They are modified using genetic engineering processes … Genfood: Genetic Engineering Helpers
Introduction We encounter germs in our everyday life every day without us noticing it. Only when we become ill do we feel the effects of the various pathogens. Besides bacteria and viruses, the germs include fungi, parasites and algae. Most types of germs can be divided into subgroups. Often one group of a germ is … Germs
Germs in the nose Moisture and heat. In the nose there are optimal conditions for germs, which therefore mainly settle there. Bacteria such as staphylococci and rod-shaped bacteria belong to the normal skin or mucous membrane germs of the nose. Other germs, such as the pathogen Haemophilus, also belong to the healthy nasal mucosa, but … Germs in the nose | Germs
Germs in the intestine The intestine contains by far the most germs of the human body. Almost all species are represented, Staphylococci, Enterococci, Klostridia or rod bacteria and Enterobactericae. The various microorganisms of the intestine play an important role in the digestion of food, the associated absorption of vitamins and nutrients, but also the formation … Germs in the intestine | Germs
Germs in drinking water Many people in this country know contaminated drinking water only from television. In developing countries, however, unclean water is a real problem. Inadequate sewerage systems and the lack of sewage treatment plants often result in garbage or human excrements ending up in the water that is actually intended to be used … Germs in drinking water | Germs
Disinfection serves to eliminate pathogens and stops the spread of germs. However, not only the “bad”, i.e. disease-causing germs, but also the harmless ones are killed. The body is thus deprived of the opportunity to train itself in “defense”. The instructions of the manufacturers regarding the application should be followed for an optimal disinfection result … Detergent: Disinfection against Pathogens
Detergents are washing-active substances that dissolve greasy dirt from the surface. They envelop the dirt particles, which can thus no longer agglomerate or adhere. If dirt is dissolved with the aid of cleaning agents and then removed from the surfaces to be cleaned, this is referred to as “wet cleaning”. To protect the environment, only … Detergent: Cleaning with Water Only?
Pore-deep cleanliness – a pipe dream, which suggests us especially the advertising. However, it should prevail not only in the kitchen and bathroom, but preferably everywhere. In advertising and supermarkets, more and more cleaning products are offered that are supposed to put an end to all organisms in the household. But do we really need … Cleaning Agents: What to Consider?
