The efficacy of disinfection depends on numerous factors the type of disinfectant used, the amount applied, and the time for which it is applied; the type and numbers of organisms present; and the physical and chemical characteristics of the water.
No significant associations were found between type of disinfectant used and odds of sealpox infection.
All facilities used at least 1 type of disinfectant, and all reported cleaning pens at least 1× each week (Table 3).
Comparison of type of disinfectant among 51,645 cases of deaths due to selected cancer sites and 214,988 controls who died from cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or pulmonary disease, or from lymphatic cancer showed small variation in the patterns of mortality.
Another study using the comet assay showed that pool water was more genotoxic than the source tap water and that the type of disinfectant and illumination conditions altered the genotoxicity (Liviac et al. 2010).
Seventy dispensers or solutions from dispensers were collected randomly from various healthcare facilities as well as information on the date of last refill, type and date of last routine dispenser processing and type of disinfectant dosage (e.g. manual dosing or use of a peripheral disinfectant dosage apparatus).
Factors that can affect the levels of DBPs present in indoor pool environments and that optimally should be determined as part of any pool/DBP investigation to build exposure models (Jacobs et al. 2007) include type of disinfectant, water temperature and pH, number of swimmers, hygiene practices, the type of pool and height of the building housing it, water replacement, and the ventilation rate.
After getting informed consent from each participant, a pre structured questioner was used to collect data regarding the number of years in practice, gender of respondent, frequency of cleaning and type of disinfectant used to clean the stethoscope, and professional career.
However, be careful about the type of disinfectant you use, as some do not kill the fungal spores.
The types of disinfectants generally used are phenolic compounds (e.g., Pine-sol, One Stroke, Osyl), iodine or iodophors, (e.g., Betadine and Weladol), chlorine compounds (e.g., Clorox, generic bleach), quaternary ammonium compound (e.g., Roccal D Plus) and oxidizing compounds (e.g., Virkon S, Oxy-Sept 333).
