Microfiber and steam for environmental cleaning during an outbreak. Faced with a norovirus-gastroenteritis outbreak, a 229-bed hospital in Australia compared two approaches to cleaning and disinfecting in Ward C and D respectively: 1. Ward C used conventional cleaning and disinfecting [...]

We exhale carbon dioxide (CO2) when we breathe, and monitoring CO2 in classrooms can be a way to help ensure enough ventilation to reduce exposure to COVID-19 which is mainly spread through the air. Cambridge and Surrey Universities, and Imperial [...]

It's no surprise that water under pressure cleans better than a gentle stream. Following a presoak, commercial car washes have used this method accompanied by agitation, for decades. Per the study, Removal of biofilms and stubborn soil by pressure washing, [...]

Microbes applied on porous surfaces may provide odor control by displacing the bacteria responsible for odors. Products containing live microbes in spore form — or enzymes harvested from them — are available for cleaning; a positive step at [...]