To answer: The effectiveness of the brass pitchers with microcidal action. Introduction: Heavy metals such as copper, silver, zinc, and mercury are considered to have antimicrobial effects. There is a high density seen in the ions of the heavy metals. These metals have the ability to attract the microbes and bond with them. Once the microbes are bonded, the protein denaturation occurs, thus microbes are eradicated.

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The effectiveness of the brass pitchers with microcidal action.

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Heavy metals such as copper, silver, zinc, and mercury are considered to have antimicrobial effects. There is a high density seen in the ions of the heavy metals. These metals have the ability to attract the microbes and bond with them. Once the microbes are bonded, the protein denaturation occurs, thus microbes are eradicated.

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