Gerba: Sometimes It’s Better Not To Clean
According to Dr. Charles Gerba, famed microbiologist with the University of Arizona, in some cases “it may be better not to clean a surface than to clean it with soiled cleaning toolsâ?¦ [because] it can spread microorganisms around without your realizing it.” Gerba says that as some cleaning tools, such as sponges, mops, and microfiber cloths, are used, “they actually become micropile compost heaps. In many cases, [the cleaning worker] is just laying down a thin layer of E.
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Filed under: MRSA / Drug Resistance on May 15th, 2008