Monthly Archives: November 2017

Have Sick Research Animals? 5 Tips for Better Disinfection!

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Animal Drinking Water Cleaning Systems, Bacteria, Biomedical Research, Companion Animal Care, Detection & Monitoring Products, Equipment Cleaning Products, Mold, Uncategorized, Viruses

1. Know your Pathogens. Different disinfectants offer different levels of efficacy and knowing which bacteria and viruses your facility is most likely to encounter will help you know which disinfectant to use. For example, as you can see by filtering our chemical products by efficacy claims, Canine Distemper Virus has a completely different set of recommended products

What is wrong with Bleach?

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Bacteria, Biomedical Research, Bleach, Clinical, Companion Animal Care, Food Processing, Industry, Mold, Pathogen, Pharmaceutical Production, Viruses

What is Bleach? The most common chlorine products are aqueous solutions of 4% to 6% sodium hypochlorite, which are readily available as “household bleach”. Bleach has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity, is unaffected by water hardness, is inexpensive and has a low incidence of serious toxicity. However, bleach has a host of drawbacks which should

What are surfactants?

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What are Surfactants? Surfactants (short for “surface active agents”) are organic chemicals that change the interaction between water, soils and surfaces. They’re able to do so because they contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups. In a surfactant, the hydrophilic side of the molecule attaches to water, and the hydrophobic side of the molecule avoids it. By lowering