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Investigations of the effectiveness of detergent washing, drying and chemical disinfection on contamination of cleaning cloths
Author(s) -
Scott Elizabeth,
Bloomfield Sally F.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1990.tb02575.x
Subject(s) - human decontamination , contamination , hypochlorite , chemistry , sodium hypochlorite , pulp and paper industry , waste management , organic chemistry , biology , ecology , engineering
Detergent washing, drying and chemical disinfection for decontamination of cleaning cloths was investigated with cloths contaminated by use in the domestic environment. Detergent washing produced only limited reductions in microbial contamination and cloths then stored at room temperature for 24 h showed increases in contamination due to multiplication of residual survivors. For effective and consistent decontamination of cloths, detergent washing followed by drying at 80°C for 2h was required. Hypochlorite and phenolic disinfectants produced significant reductions in contamination, but chemical disinfection may be unreliable where cloths are heavily contaminated.