Quaternary ammonium compounds: a chemical class of emerging concern

WA Arnold, A Blum, J Branyan, TA Bruton… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), a large class of chemicals that includes high
production volume substances, have been used for decades as antimicrobials …

[HTML][HTML] Chemicals inhaled from spray cleaning and disinfection products and their respiratory effects. A comprehensive review

PA Clausen, M Frederiksen, CS Sejbæk… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Spray cleaning and disinfection products have been associated with adverse respiratory
effects in professional cleaners and among residents doing domestic cleaning. This review …

Quaternary ammonium compounds: bioaccumulation potentials in humans and levels in blood before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

G Zheng, TF Webster, A Salamova - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are commonly used in a variety of consumer,
pharmaceutical, and medical products. In this study, bioaccumulation potentials of 18 QACs …

The first detection of quaternary ammonium compounds in breast milk: Implications for early-life exposure

G Zheng, E Schreder, S Sathyanarayana… - Journal of exposure …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Background Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), commonly used in
cleaning, disinfecting, and personal care products, have recently gained worldwide attention …

[HTML][HTML] Human health hazard assessment of quaternary ammonium compounds: Didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride and alkyl (C12–C16) dimethyl benzyl …

A Luz, P DeLeo, N Pechacek, M Freemantle - Regulatory Toxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Quaternary ammonium compounds (Quats) are a large class of permanently charged
cationic chemicals that are used in a variety of consumer and industrial products for their …

Quaternary ammonium compounds in hypersensitivity reactions

M Peyneau, L de Chaisemartin, N Gigant… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) are commonly used disinfectants, antiseptics,
preservatives, and detergents due to their antibacterial property and represent the first used …

Quaternary ammonium compounds: perspectives on benefits, hazards, and risk

TG Osimitz, W Droege - Toxicology Research and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Quaternary ammonium compounds are antimicrobial chemicals that provide significant
public health benefits by controlling bacteria and viruses that cause infections such as colds …

Progress in occupational asthma

AI Tiotiu, S Novakova, M Labor, A Emelyanov… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Occupational asthma (OA) represents one of the major public health problems due to its
high prevalence, important social and economic burden. The aim of this review is to …

LC-MS/MS methods for the determination of 30 quaternary ammonium compounds including benzalkonium and paraquat in human serum and urine

ZM Li, M Lakuleswaran, K Kannan - Journal of Chromatography B, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Benzalkyldimethylammonium (or benzalkonium; BACs), alkyltrimethylammonium
(ATMACs), and dialkyldimethylammonium compounds (DDACs) have been widely used for …

Are disinfectants for the prevention and control of COVID-19 safe?

F Samara, R Badran, S Dalibalta - Health security, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Conclusions In summary, disinfection is crucial in the prevention and spread of COVID-19;
however, disinfection should be carried out with appropriate precautions to reduce exposure …