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Preservative

Description
Chemical substance used to eliminate or minimize the build-up of microbial growth to protect against decay, decomposition discoloration or spoilage and maintain product performance over full shelf-life; e.g., wood preservative; cosmetic preservative; and drug preservative. Not: biocide or embalming agent. However, some organizations consider preservatives as a subset of biocides. Excludes substances intended to preserve food products. See Closely Related: Food preservative (EPA)

Additional Statistics

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2441
Documents
2829
Chemicals
341

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Chemicals Associated with "Preservative"