Understanding the Name: Is Silvex an Antibiotic?
•
3 min read
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned or restricted thousands of chemicals, and one of them was a toxic herbicide named Silvex [1.5.2, 1.5.5]. The question, **is silvex an antibiotic?**, is complex because the name now also belongs to a modern, over-the-counter wound care product with antimicrobial properties [1.2.2].
