In 2005, Hunt had just moved from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where the animal facilities did not use quat disinfectants, to Washington State University, where quats were used.

Quaternary ammonium compounds—QACs or "quats" for short—are also among the active ingredients that may be found in household cleaning products such as disinfecting wipes.

Many commercial household cleaning products that contain a disinfectant likely contain QUATs, for example, disinfectant wipes ...

Quaternary ammonium compounds—QACs or “quats” for short—are also among the active ingredients ... and rodents who lived in facilities that were cleaned with quat-based disinfectants. ...

A common ingredient in household disinfectants has been shown in lab studies to affect certain brain cellsBy Teddy AmenabarTHE PANDEMIC ushered in a cleaning frenzy at home, schools and work as ...

While quats are commonly used in disinfectant wipes and sprays, they point out that they are associated with serious health problems and are linked to antimicrobial resistance.

Disinfectants do little to stop the spread of COVID-19. ... The main disinfectant ingredients that experts are worried about are quaternary ammonium products, also called "quats" or "QACs." ...

It seems like such a simple and easy way to clean up a dirty surface: wipe it down with a disinfecting wipe, the kind of product sold in easy-to-grab cylindrical canisters. Indeed, in the earliest ...

Quats are found in products like body washes, fabric softeners, shampoos, sunscreens, baby wipes, shaving creams and disinfectants like some Clorox and Downy products.

Antimicrobial disinfectants serve a critical public health purpose: to decrease the spread of disease. But, as we know with antibiotics, there is a downside to overusing products.

But widespread use of disinfectants and heavy-duty cleaners has also ushered in new research on “quats” — which stands for quaternary ammonium compounds (sometimes called QACs). Quats are a ...