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A study has dispelled myths about the need for daily use of chemical disinfectants in childcare centres. Read on to know what they have found out
Soap as good as disinfectant
Sydney: Swinburne Faculty of Life and Social Sciences researchers, Louise Dunn and Enzo Palombo, conducted a pilot project that aimed to determine safer, healthier and more sustainable ways to clean.
"The project aimed to promote using low-harm, biodegradable, green substances in cleaning without having to add such things as vinegar or bi-carbonate soda," said Dunn.
To assess the efficiency of green cleaning methods two childcare centres were asked to clean using their normal cleaning products and then using a biodegradable substance such as soap and water.
"We found that there was no difference in the reduction of bacteria when using a plant-based detergent diluted with warm water and other cleaning products such as disinfectants."
"Childcare centres are used to cleaning with a range of substances, but in order to reduce the impact on the environment, using warm soapy water without all the other add-ons works just as well," said Dunn.
Source: Indo-Asian News Service


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