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[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Don't you need ≥60% for ethanol to even be effective? Like to actually denature the pathogen.

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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

For food safety standards probably. For an otherwise healthy person it's probably good enough.

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[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 3 points 9 months ago

It's a good point. And a quick search gave 60% or higher if one wanted to really sterilize. Apparently below that it depends on the strain of bacteria and how sensitive they are to alcohol.

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