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Inorganic metallic salts, which are not germicidal or only slightly so, may exhibit a pronounced killing effect when mixed in certain combinations and proportions. In order that increased germicidal action may occur the salts must be mixed to produce an oxidation-reduction system. The phenomenon is a function of the positive metallic ions; the negative ions apparently play no part in the reaction. In a later paper it will be shown that the phenomenon is not limited to inorganic compounds only but may be applied to mixtures of inorganic salts and organic compounds.
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