Posts Categorized: Mold

Synexis DHP and the Mid-Procedure Gap

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Air, Bacteria, Biomedical Research, Disinfectants, Mold, Sanitation, Viruses Vivarium Hygiene · Research Facilities · Pathogen Control · 7 min read Research animal surgical suites are cleaned before every procedure. But there is a window during each procedure when scheduled disinfection is completely offline. Here's what that gap looks like, why it's structurally unavoidable, and what continuous pathogen reduction technology can do about it.

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