[Noisebridge-discuss] FW: Staying Ahead of Germs at Noisebridge

[Mitch Altman]

Below is forwarded from Gina, the very thorough green cleaning person at Noisebridge:

 

 


 

> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 23:44:24 -0800
> From: cleansavings at greenisp.com
> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
> Subject: Staying Ahead of Germs at Noisebridge
> 
> *SOAP AND WATER FOR HANDS*
> 
> At Noisebridge, you will find natural *castile soap* for washing
> hands in the kitchen and bathroom.
> 
> "For most purposes, washing with regular soap and rinsing with
> running water,
> followed by thorough drying [with a clean towel or napkin] is still
> considered the most important way of preventing
> disease transmission..."
> * *http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Q&A/Q&A_antibacterials.html#11
> 
> *DO ANTIBACTERIALS CREATE RESISTANT BACTERIA?*
> 
> "... Resistance results from long-term use at low-level
> concentrations, a condition that occurs when consumers use
> residue-producing agents such as *triclosan * and
> triclocarban...
> http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Q&A/Q&A_antibacterials.html#8
> 
> Triclosan is no longer used at Noisebridge,* but is
> *still used in many consumer products* like antibacterial hand 
> sanitizers and dish soaps.
> 
> *ARE ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS SAFE?*
> 
> "*Triclosan has been found in the majority of surface waters tested
> for pollutants from common household
> chemical products. There is some evidence that triclosan adversely 
> affects freshwater algae. Other studies indicate that it can be 
> converted by sunlightinto into a member of the dioxin family.
> http://greenerchoices.org/eco-labels/label.cfm?LabelID=241&searchType=
> ProductArea&searchValue=Other%20Cleaners&refpage=productArea&refqstr=
> ProductCategoryID%3D328%26ProductAreaID%3D361
> 
> ARE THERE OTHER EFFECTIVE CLEANING METHODS TO PREVENT DISEASE SPREAD?
> 
> There is also a *"natural" hand sanitizer* and *peroxide spray* in
> the kitchen and bathroom, and an *alcohol-containing hand sanitizer* in
> the kitchen*. These leave no active residue, *but may irrititate
> skin.* *You probably won't need any of these products, unless you're
> immunocompromised.
> 
> " ...Several common traditional agents are effective against a wide
> range of disease-causing organisms. These include... alcohol...hydrogen
> peroxide.
> http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Q&A/Q&A_antibacterials.html#8
> 
> *Cold and flu viruses thrive in alcohol*, according to a recent NPR
> science program.
> http://www-cdn.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98947083
 

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