https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020...pandemic-and-what-it-does-to-coronavirus.html
A recent clinical study that indicates copper is far better than other common materials at preventing the spread of infectious diseases has caught the public’s attention amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
"How effective a germ killer is copper?
Schmidt said he and his researchers were able to demonstrate that copper surfaces could reduce the infection rate in hospitals by 58 percent, although distinctions were not made between bacterial or viral infections.
Spear points to a study from 2015 by the University of Southhampton in England that found copper can help prevent respiratory viruses from spreading.
On copper, and a range of copper alloys – collectively termed ‘antimicrobial copper’— the coronavirus was rapidly inactivated (within a few minutes, for simulated fingertip contamination),”
Could the coronavirus change opinions about copper?
The Copper Development Association, a trade group representing the industry, believes that is already happening.
Copper is already recognized for its germ-fighting qualities, and is used in high-traffic facilities, including hospitals, gyms, schools and mass transit hubs, according to the association.
For example, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta installed more than 50 drinking fountains made of “EPA-registered copper alloys” and the Los Angeles Kings NHL hockey team has copper surfaces in its training facilities.
But the use of copper has been limited in part by the cumbersome regulatory requirements the industry has had to meet to tout the antimicrobial benefits and in part because of the higher cost.
Passek said he expects the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic will make the cost of copper less of an issue."
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