Quaternary ammonia compounds in disinfectant products: evaluating the potential for promoting antibiotic resistance and disrupting wastewater treatment plant performance
Zihao Lu, Anna K. Mahony, William A. Arnold, C. W. Marshall, Patrick J. McNamara
Abstract
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are a class of compounds that were widely used as disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to be used as disinfecting agents.
Topics & Concepts
DisinfectantWastewaterSewage treatmentAntibiotic resistanceAmmoniaWaste managementAntibioticsBiotechnologyPulp and paper industryChemistryEnvironmental scienceMicrobiologyBiologyEngineeringOrganic chemistryWater Treatment and DisinfectionPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Chemistry and Analysis