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For decades and perhaps centuries, people of the Western World have been obsessed with cleaning. “Wash and Clean” was the cliché middle name for many American housewives of the 1950’s and 1960’s. “The cleaner the better,” was almost a national motto for the good ol’ USA! Clean, clean and clean in hopes of wiping out germs for ever. However, after years and years of endless cleaning, mopping and washing, just the opposite is happening. It seems that germs are becoming more and more resistant to chemicals. Those pesky little germs have apparently out witted scientists’ and housewives’ most intense attack on germ warfare. Today we fight an ongoing battle against germs. In this battle, identification of the most effective cleaning product is important so that germs can ultimately be controlled. Many studies have been conducted in the past to do just that. People, often depend upon visual inspection to prove the cleanliness of a surface. However, cleanliness does not necessarily mean disinfected, which relates directly to germs. According to an experiment conducted by John Merrill (2001), cleaners that weren’t listed as disinfectants were in fact effective in cleaning. The results also show that disinfectants were definitely better at disinfecting but not necessarily as effective at removing soil (cleaning) as regular cleaners. Alternative cleaners such as baking soda and ammonia, and vinegar are either effective at cleaning or disinfecting but not both. The all purpose cleaners were found to be best at all around cleaning.
Approximate Word count = 933
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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