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TL;DR: Only bleach and/or a high temperature in the dryer kills most of the bacteria. Various laundry detergents seemed to have no effect. If you are a norophob
by cVwEq 8y ago
TL;DR: Only bleach and/or a high temperature in the dryer kills most of the bacteria. Various laundry detergents seemed to have no effect. If you are a norophobe, try to use disposable paper towels, nappies, etc. when you can.
- kyberias 8y agoAfraid of Norovirus?
- criddell 8y agoSome people seem to think putting their clothes (especially denim) in the freezer will kill the bacteria that stinks. It doesn't, at least not for long.
- lostlogin 8y agoThe article seems to miss UV/direct sunlight. Don’t leave strong colours like red out too long, but it nukes washing. I’ve had a search but can’t any decent measures of what sunlight does.
- cowsandmilk 8y ago> The article seems to miss UV/direct sunlight She has another article on that: http://www.stopthestomachflu.com/does-sunlight-kill-germs http://www.stopthestomachflu.com/does-sunlight-kill-germs
- peterwwillis 8y agoSunlight does nothing. UV radiation, which you are exposed to in the outdoors, will disrupt a microorganism's DNA, preventing it from reproducing (it doesn't kill the microorganism, though). There's no guarantee that just leaving something out in the sun will penetrate enough to be effective. A glass window filters out almost all of the UVA spectrum, but you can buy a UVA lamp if you want to disinfect the surface of some item indoors. (DO NOT USE THIS LAMP ON YOURSELF). As an example, The SteriPEN uses a UVA lamp to sterilize water, but needs to be on for a sufficient amount of time as the water is agitated. edit I'm an idiot, the SteriPEN uses UV-C, which doesn't even get through our atmosphere. UV-A and UV-B do get through and do affect organisms. Here's a paper on the SteriPEN: https://www.travelmedicinejournal.com/article/S1477-8939(15)00174-X/pdf https://www.travelmedicinejournal.com/article/S1477-8939(15)...