Biocides
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Biocides are poisons, chemical substances used to kill or sterilize unwanted life-forms. Biocides are commonly used in medicine, agriculture, forestry, food-processing and industry. Biocides may be synthetic or naturally derived and concentrated. Philosophy of control(?)
Types of Biocide
A biocide can target:
- Fungi, mold or yeast: fungicides,
- Plants: herbicides, algicides,
- Insects: insecticides, miticides
- Mammals: rodenticides.
- Microbes: germicides, antibiotics, antibacterials, antimicrobials, antivirals, antifungals, antiprotozoals and antiparasites
- Cells: spermicide, anti-cancer drugs