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It looks like simply washing with soap and water eliminates more germs than hand sanitizer, judging by the pictures.
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Jaralee Annice Metcalf shared photos of a science project she did with her class, writing alongside a series of photos, "We took fresh bread and touched it. We did one slice untouched. One with unwashed hands. One with hand sanitizer. One with washed hands with warm water and soap. Then, we decided to rub a piece on all our classroom Chromebooks." The result: "So DISGUSTING!!!"
Hand sanitizers don't clean. That isn't what they're for! They kill bacteria, mostly. You can pour that stuff on a mound of dirt and that mound will be thoroughly sanitized - but it'll still be dirt.
I cannot use hand sanitizers, or even those anti-bacterial soaps. My hands get raw, cracked, and bleed.
When I worked in public schools, the above was all they had. I brought in my own bar of plain soap to wash my hands with. All the little kids wanted to use my bar of soap instead. Sure, you can use it. Nothing wrong with that.
I had an allergist who would give you mold plates (?) to take home and leave out in different rooms for a certain amount of time. Then they'd test them to find out what kinds of molds you had in your house. A lot! And if that wasn't enough, just to drive the point home, she'd suggest leaving a glass of juice sitting out for a day or so. Yuck. Mold growing on the top. At least you can usually see mold but not so with a lot of the other stuff that's floating around in the air or is on your hands. Soap and water!
Not to get OT, but you live in South Florida you learn all about mold; black, white, pink, yellow, and orange molds.
In an elementary classroom I worked in we had fuzzy white mold growing under chairs, tables, and in closets. Everyone was getting sick with sneezing, coughing, and sore throats. We were told not to attempt to clean it up ourselves because that would send the spores all over into the air. School sent in a HazMat team to clean it up during Holiday Break. They told us to NEVER set the AC room setting above 74 degrees in the classroom, or mold will grow. "If you are cold (at 74 degrees?), put on a sweater instead."
Not to get OT, but you live in South Florida you learn all about mold; black, white, pink, yellow, and orange molds.
In an elementary classroom I worked in we had fuzzy white mold growing under chairs, tables, and in closets. Everyone was getting sick with sneezing, coughing, and sore throats. We were told not to attempt to clean it up ourselves because that would send the spores all over into the air. School sent in a HazMat team to clean it up during Holiday Break. They told us to NEVER set the AC room setting above 74 degrees in the classroom, or mold will grow. "If you are cold (at 74 degrees?), put on a sweater instead."
AC also helps keep humidity low.
I wonder if mold is becoming more of a problem than it used to be? I don't remember it being an issue when I lived in humid areas in my childhood.
Not to get OT, but you live in South Florida you learn all about mold; black, white, pink, yellow, and orange molds.
In an elementary classroom I worked in we had fuzzy white mold growing under chairs, tables, and in closets. Everyone was getting sick with sneezing, coughing, and sore throats. We were told not to attempt to clean it up ourselves because that would send the spores all over into the air. School sent in a HazMat team to clean it up during Holiday Break. They told us to NEVER set the AC room setting above 74 degrees in the classroom, or mold will grow. "If you are cold (at 74 degrees?), put on a sweater instead."
We lived in Florida for a year and rented a house. To your point, the property management company had a lot of detailed instructions on actions or non actions they wanted taken at the home with regards to preventing mold. Wiping down the shower after bathing, not setting the AC above X degrees etc.
I'm from Houston, so I'm no stranger to humidity. I felt like some of their requirements were a bit over the top but I did them nonetheless.
We lived in Florida for a year and rented a house. To your point, the property management company had a lot of detailed instructions on actions or non actions they wanted taken at the home with regards to preventing mold. Wiping down the shower after bathing, not setting the AC above X degrees etc.
I'm from Houston, so I'm no stranger to humidity. I felt like some of their requirements were a bit over the top but I did them nonetheless.
Do you recall there being this many issues with mold in Houston?
This experiment was done in Idaho. I wonder what the results would be in Florida?
On a side note, MSN has deleted this story from their website! Here's an archived copy of a similar one from Fox News. (This is a good reminder to always archive interesting articles and news stories in case they suffer a similar fate.)
Do you recall there being this many issues with mold in Houston?
Seems like most mold issues here in Houston are incidental to flooding (i.e. homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey, for example). I think the general suggestions I got while living in Florida are not necessarily a bad idea for someone living in any humid area. Things do have a propensity to seem more mildewy and "funky" down here if you will and I have to work harder to combat that than anywhere else I've lived.
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