EPA Registers Air Sanitizer That Kills Viruses
On September 30, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered the first ever product for use against bacteria and viruses in air in residential and commercial areas. It is a 14% dipropylene glycol aerosol product. Below is the approved master [...]
Two Commonly Asked Questions About Green Cleaning and Sustainability
“In the context of sustainability, when can we use nontoxic natural cleansers and disinfectants such as baking soda and peroxide? When do we actually need something stronger?”
Cleaning Chemical Chemistry
Cleaning and disinfecting products often contain chemicals. There are more than 80,000 chemicals in legal use—many of them in cleaning products—despite limited long-term safety testing, or more importantly, testing in mixtures as they occur indoors. Short or long-term exposure to [...]
Hygienic Green Cleaning – The Next Wave
By John Downey In the past two decades the concept of “green” cleaning has progressed from the fringe to the mainstream. Many cleaning professionals who once looked skeptically at “environmentally friendly” chemicals and practices now embrace it because many green-cleaning [...]
Sanitation in a Pre- and Post-Pandemic World — How to Clean and Measure Outcomes for Health
Sanitation in a Post-COVID-19 World, or in any infectious-disease related future that awaits us, includes transcending cleaning for appearance or asset protection for loftier goals that protect health.