loner wrote:
>> I remember a scene in the mini series 'The Burning Zone' that there was
> an outbreak on the plane. Doctors on the plane use Vodka to sterile
> their hands. Is it possible? What is the lowest possible concentration
> of ethanol that can use to kill pathogenic microorganisms?
>> --
> de mario
>> The SSSI
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A brand of Vodka sold here is called "Polish Pure Spirit", it is 140
Proof which is, if I remember correctly under the British method of
determining proof spirits, the same as 70% ethanol !! - this is
concentration is decidedly unfriendly to bugs (and probably your liver
as well ;-)
--
Tony Stott
Department of Microbiology, Monash University
Clayton, Victoria, Australia
tony.stott at med.monash.edu.au
