Optimizing acidified bleach solutions to improve sporicidal efficacy on building materials

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 668-672

  Wood, J P ^a   Calfee, M W ^a   Clayton, M ^b   Griffin Gatchalian, N ^b   Touati, A ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bleach; Building materials; Decontamination; Inactivate; Spore; Sporicide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BLEACHING; BUILDING MATERIALS; DECONTAMINATION;

BACILLUS SPORE; BLEACH; BUILDINGS MATERIALS; CHLORINE LEVELS; FREE AVAILABLE CHLORINES; INACTIVATE; PH LEVEL; SPORE; SPORICIDAL; SPORICIDES;

GALVANIZING;

ACETIC ACID; BLEACHING AGENT; CHLORINE; STEEL;

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIUM; CERAMICS; CHLORINE; OPTIMIZATION; PH; SPORE; WOOD;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PH; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 81255154488     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03162.x     Document Type: Article

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