Ozone in the laundry industry - Practical experiences in the United Kingdom

Ozone: Science and Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-99

  Cardis, Dick ^a   Tapp, Cameron ^b   DeBrum, Marc ^b   Rice, Rip G ^c,d  

^a JLA Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b ClearWater Tech LLC   (United States)

^c RICE Intl Consulting Enterprises   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria Kills; Clostridium difficile; Economic Benefits; Laundries; MRSA; Ozone; Virus Inactivation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DETERGENTS; EFFLUENTS; LAUNDRIES; VIRUSES;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLD WATER CYCLES; HEAT ENERGY; LAUNDRY INDUSTRY; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

OZONE;

BACTERIA; DETERGENTS; EFFLUENTS; LAUNDRIES; OZONE; VIRUSES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34247348181     PISSN: 01919512     EISSN: 15476545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01919510601186048     Document Type: Article

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