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. 2021 Jan 28;11:2418. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82148-w

Table 6.

Effect of ethanol on SARS-CoV-2 inactivation.

Concentration (%) Log10 reduction in infectious SARS-CoV-2 titer achieved
Mean (Min ~ Max)
0.5 min 1 min 3 min 5 min
20 1.08 (0.75–1.50) 1.33 (1.00–1.50) 1.75 (1.50–2.00) 1.92 (1.50–2.25)
30 4.42 (4.25–4.50)  ≥ 4.75a  ≥ 4.75  ≥ 4.75
40 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75
50 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75
60 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75
75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75 ≥ 4.75

aThe value of ≥ 4.75 means that no live virus is observed after the treatment, while the smaller values indicate that a different virus survives after the treatment.