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A few words about antimicrobial copper:

A large body of research has been conducted on the antimicrobial efficacies of various compositions of copper alloy touch surfaces in the past 6+ years. This research has culminated in the US EPA's registration in 2008 of copper alloys as "antimicrobial" with public health benefits. This is big news because it is the first time that a solid surface has been granted an EPA pesticide registration. The implications of antimicrobial touch surfaces - as a component to prevent the spread of disease from cross contamination - is tremendous.

Now that it has been proved and accepted that copper alloys are antimicrobial and that EPA has granted the antimicrobial labeling of a large list of copper alloy products in the healthcare, transit, building, community facility, and other public sectors, several important activities are now taking place. For example:

- Hospitals in the US, UK, and Japan are conducting clinical trials to determine whether the incidence of hospital-borne infections is lower in patient rooms retrofitted with copper alloy touch surfaces than in rooms that have an abundance of more traditional touch surfaces (aluminum, stainless steel, plastic, etc.).

- Manufacturers are actively developing registered copper alloy antimicrobial products and will promote their public health benefits in the USA

Wikipedia currently has only one paragraph on the antimicrobial (germicidal) properties of copper alloys. There is a lot more knowledge available today that Wikipedia users will want to know.

I am proposing the following organization for a series of peer-reviewed articles in Wikipedia on antimicrobial copper formulations (a long-established but still expanding science) and the new science of antimicrobial copper alloy touch surfaces.

The first three articles are posted for your review and comment (I will shorten the third article and work on the tables). I hope you will be excited to see the expansion of this subject area in Wikipedia and I look forward to your comments. Thank you.

PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER ALLOY TOUCH SURFACE ARTICLES

Molecular Mechanisms of Copper's Antimicrobial Actions

Copper Alloy Antimicrobial Touch Surfaces: Efficacy Experiments

U.S. EPA Registrations of Antimicrobial Copper Touch Surfaces

U.S. Department of Defense Funding for Antimicrobial Copper Research and Other Hospital Trials

Antimicrobial Copper Alloy Surfaces in Hospital Environments

Antimicrobial Applications of Copper Touch Surfaces in Aquaculture

PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER FORMULATIONS

Antimicrobial Copper Hygienic Formulations in Healthcare Environments (this article is about copper medicines and disinfectant/sterilization solutions that are in use today)

Agricultural Applications of Antimicrobial Copper (this article is about pesticide formulations that contain copper as an antimicrobial active ingredient)

Antifouling Paint Applications for Antimicrobial Copper

Thank you. Enviromet (talk) 00:28, 5 April 2010 (UTC)