How should I disinfect objects with complex surfaces (e.g. box cutters, door knobs) if I don’t have access to alcohol? Is brushing with soap likely to be sufficient or should one just avoid touching these objects for a few days if they’re possibly contaminated?
Thanks! I didn’t realize how effective bleach is. I recently moved and didn’t get around to stocking up on any alcohol until it was out of stock in most places. I am expecting a shipment of industrial ethanol (still available, just don’t ingest/get on your skin) but the bleach will arrive sooner. Thanks again.
Depends on what kind of bleach it is, but many chemicals commonly called bleaches are very strong. Hydrogen Peroxide is broad-spectrum and very effective.
Summary: it’s extremely concentrated, and a highly recommended disinfectant, but it’s also dangerous and you need to be careful with it in specific ways
How should I disinfect objects with complex surfaces (e.g. box cutters, door knobs) if I don’t have access to alcohol? Is brushing with soap likely to be sufficient or should one just avoid touching these objects for a few days if they’re possibly contaminated?
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext#sec3.1 lists a lot of different disinfectants.
3-4 is decent. 4+ is good.
Do you have any disinfectants at all?
Thanks! I didn’t realize how effective bleach is. I recently moved and didn’t get around to stocking up on any alcohol until it was out of stock in most places. I am expecting a shipment of industrial ethanol (still available, just don’t ingest/get on your skin) but the bleach will arrive sooner. Thanks again.
Depends on what kind of bleach it is, but many chemicals commonly called bleaches are very strong. Hydrogen Peroxide is broad-spectrum and very effective.
I meant sodium hypochlorite
I wrote something looking into bleach: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/QJfiKwicwTXYMzJ7q/bleach
Summary: it’s extremely concentrated, and a highly recommended disinfectant, but it’s also dangerous and you need to be careful with it in specific ways