BOERNE, TX — As an alternative to the labor-intensive process of wiping down surfaces to disinfect them, some companies have developed products to quickly and effectively disinfect entire areas, according to KENS-TV.
Disinfection foggers are a combination of chemicals applied directly to the surface of walls and furniture, even into air conditioning filters, to disinfect both high- and low-touch surfaces, the story stated.
Willie Adams, Ph.D., vice president of Action Restoration Inc., said: "You know, they're always telling you 'wash your hands.' Well, if you treat the surface, now you've got an extra way not to get it on your hands. The residual can be reactivated with moisture. So if someone were to sneeze, which is a typical way that the contaminant is going to be laid down on the surface, then the moisture from that sneeze would actually reactivate the chemical."
The products, which are used worldwide by the U.S. military, schools, hospitals, offices, jails and other places, are distributed by a commercial fogger and kills what is on the surface in one to two minutes; after it dries, the chemicals continue to provide a protective barrier, the story noted.
According to the story, many companies say their products can kill the H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) virus in a building and keep it away for months.
The chemical disinfectant can be applied in a matter of hours, saving time and money and getting people back into their buildings and back to work quickly, the story added.
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