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We all know in swimming pools- Copper ionization kills viruses and bacteria, including black algae because, unlike chlorine, copper ionization does not cause skin, hair or eye problems.
Hospitals in Europe and a few in the USA have found that copper surfaces are more potent in killing some germs and viruses than Clorox or other accepted chemical cleansing agents.
Tests by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others show copper kills cold and flu viruses plus dangerous germs like MRSA. The EPA now urges hospitals to install copper “touch surfaces”, like doorknobs, faucets, and bed rails. Several hospitals have tried copper in hospital rooms with good results. Infections caught by patients dropped by half.
scientists say copper kills over 100 different disease germs, some deadly.