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Saving Things vs. Hoarding
“You just never know when you’re gonna need it one day.”This is a very common statement that pretty much everyone has said at one time or another, but there is a fine line between holding onto a few things “just in case” and allowing them to grow and accumulate to an unhealthy level. This is…
Read MoreThe Importance Of Indoor Air Quality Management
KNOW. MANAGE. DECIDE. Know what you breathe. You can’t manage what you can’t measure. Data driven decision making. Now more than ever before, people are becoming more educated and aware of just how important indoor air quality is, and Steri-Clean is proud to be able to offer IAQM (indoor air quality management) as part of…
Read MoreBacteria, Pathogens, Microorganisms, and Viruses… OH MY!
Just thinking about them and how truly dangerous they can be is enough to scare you to death (no pun intended). There is a lot to know and understand about each of them. How some are more dangerous than others. How some can not only make you very sick but could even be deadly, if…
Read MoreWHAT IS ATP TESTING?
You might be asking yourself, what exactly is ATP testing? The acronym ATP stands for “Adenosine Triphosphate”, the energy molecule that exists in all living cells. So why is ATP testing important in cleanup and disinfection? A surface may look clean, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is clean. Some contamination and debris cannot be…
Read MoreIs it important to clean a surface before disinfecting it?
The short answer is… YES! In fact, you can’t actually properly disinfect any surface, if you first don’t clean it. Why? The picture of this dirty rag is a perfect example of why we clean BEFORE we apply disinfectant. That black grime is a biofilm layer, also called “SOIL LOAD”. Soil load blocks the disinfectant…
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