Abstract
Inadequate cleaning and maintenance practices in schools, compounded by the effects of emerging infectious disease agents, can put students' health at increased risk. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a useful tool for establishing pre- and post-cleaning residual surface contamination on high contact surfaces. Fluorescent markers (FM) are also used frequently in the cleaning industry as a means to determine whether or not a surface has been "touched" as an indication of thoroughness of cleaning. This paper provides parallel pre- and post-cleaning data of FM pass (FM removed) and FM fail (FM still present after cleaning) tests on surfaces, as compared to % reduction in ATP values from 34 schools (17 control and 17 study schools) over a one year school period. Based on these preliminary results, using a FM may not necessarily relate to a reduction in ATP residual on the surface, and thus may serve as an efficiency measure of cleanliness without indicating cleaning effectiveness.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Indoor Air 2014, Hong Kong: Exploring Indoor Air Sciences for a Sustainable Built Environment: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, July 7-July 12, 2014 |
| Publisher | International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate |
| Pages | 717-721 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781634397315 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate - Duration: 7 Jul 2014 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate |
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| Period | 7/07/14 → … |
Keywords
- absenteeism
- adenosine triphosphate
- air quality
- cleanliness
- school buildings
