Antimicrobial Pesticides Research Paper

Pesticides are substances that can come in many forms such as gases, liquids, sprays, etc. that are used mainly for the sole purpose of getting rid of unwanted organisms. There are many types of pesticides, a pesticide that is used to kill plants is referred to as a herbicide and a pesticide that is used to kill insects is referred to as insecticides. In this essay, I am going to be focusing on antimicrobial pesticides which are specifically used to kill pathogenic organisms like bacteria, virus, and fungus. A few examples of antimicrobial products are sanitizers, sterilants, and disinfectants. There are many different types of chemicals that are used in antimicrobial pesticides. Alcohol is one of the most common chemicals in sterilants, sanitizers,

Many studies have been done on dilutions and alcohol but no one person has been seen as responsible or a huge contributor to the knowledge of alcohol. Humans for the course of thousands of years have been using pesticides to get rid of unwanted organisms. Sulfur was the first pesticide that was utilized more than four thousand years ago. Antimicrobial pesticides have also been used for thousands of years with ancient ancestors using fungus and other chemicals to treat and get rid of pathogenic organisms. There is not a lot of historical information on big contributors on these topics but they have been studied by many people over many

There were tests done on dogs and rabbits to see if alcohol in the air was affecting them negatively and the study was concluded with the idea that alcohol would not cause severe damage if consumed in very small, reasonable amounts. Two scientists, Fuller and Hunter, also conducted an experiment in which they gave patients drops of diluted isopropyl alcohol and it was found that the test subjects had no negative effects or clear damage to their bodies (Gov, N.D, pg.20-25). There were many other experiments that showed that a reasonable amount of isopropyl alcohol was indeed not toxic. Another scientist, Adelson, did a study in 1962 in which five people died from ingesting high amounts of isopropyl alcohol, however, there was a scientist by the name of McCord who did a study in 1948 and was able to heal three people that were placed in a coma due to a large consumption of isopropyl alcohol. There are many more case studies that have been done on the effects of isopropyl alcohols effects on humans. The data from each one of the studies prove that isopropyl alcohol can be very dangerous if it is not diluted, but if diluted correctly, no harm will be done and it is safe for humans to come in contact with it as long as it is not in excessive amounts (N/A, 2012, pg.