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Are natural cleaners, e.g., tea tree oil, grapeseed, etc., effective disinfectants for coronavirus?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

COVID 19: Don't relay on these. Please check out the EPA's List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) at https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2-covid-19

Answered 6/14/2020

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