Reducing bacteria in household sponges

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-22

  Ikawa, Judy Y ^a   Rossen, Jonathan S ^b  

^a The Clorox Company   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD POISONING; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPONGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032796187     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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