Carbanilides are a class of chemical compounds used in pharmaceuticals and agriculture, characterized by the substitution of a carbonyl group with a carbanilide group, which has shown to have fungicidal, bacteriostatic, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Substances used on humans and other animals that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. They are distinguished from DISINFECTANTS, which are used on inanimate objects.

A diphenyl ether derivative used in cosmetics and toilet soaps as an antiseptic. It has some bacteriostatic and fungistatic action.

Unstable isotopes of cesium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Cs atoms with atomic weights of 123, 125-132, and 134-145 are radioactive cesium isotopes.

Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water.

The discarding or destroying of liquid waste products or their transformation into something useful or innocuous.