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			<pubDate>2011-08-18</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[03/25/2008: U.S. EPA Approves Registration of Antimicrobial Copper Alloys]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the registration of antimicrobial copper alloys, with public health claims.&nbsp; These public health claims acknowledge that copper, brass and bronze are capable of killing harmful, potentially deadly bacteria. Copper is the first solid surface material to receive this type of EPA registration, which is supported by extensive antimicrobial efficacy testing.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copperairquality.org/press/releases/20080325.html</link>
			<pubDate>2008-03-25</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[08/01/2007: Federal Funding Awarded To Test Antimicrobial Properties Of Copper Metal]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Congressionally appropriated funds to determine the antimicrobial effectiveness of copper, brass and bronze have been awarded to the Copper Development Association, announced CDA President Andrew G. Kireta Sr.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copperairquality.org/press/releases/20070801.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-08-01</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[11/15/2007: Congressional Funds Awarded for Testing of Antimicrobial Copper Metals]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Congressionally appropriated funds to continue clinical trails determining the antimicrobial effectiveness of copper, brass and bronze have been awarded to the Copper Development Association, announced CDA President Andrew G. Kireta Sr.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copperairquality.org/press/releases/20071115.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-11-15</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[03/19/2007: U.K. Hospital to Test Copper&#39;s Ability to Fight Germs]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Beginning in April 2007, Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, U.K., will be participating in an 18-month clinical trial to test whether copper alloy touch surfaces help reduce the incidence of deadly Methicillin-resistant <i cmid="Air Quality Press Release:Summary">Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in their facility. Trials are also being planned for hospitals in the United States.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copperairquality.org/press/releases/20070319.html</link>
			<pubDate>2007-03-19</pubDate>						
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			<title><![CDATA[07/22/2009: New Research Is A Breath of Fresh Air For Heating And Air Conditioning Units]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[If you turn on your car air conditioner on a hot summer day and are overwhelmed by the smell of mildew, it is because mold is growing in the air conditioner unit. The same phenomenon occurs on a larger scale in the heating and air conditioning (HVAC) units of buildings.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copperairquality.org/press/releases/New_Research_for_AC_units.html</link>
			<pubDate>2009-07-22</pubDate>						
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