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- FIGURE 1.
Decontamination efficacy as total %AR for working-surface materials both treated and untreated with common organic solvents. Results are shown as mean of 4 replicates for each group, and contribution of first cotton swab to total %AR is indicated by dashed line in each column. C = Corian surface (acrylic resin and natural minerals); E = epoxy cover; M = vinyl-based multipurpose flooring; MEK = methyl ethyl ketone; SS = stainless steel.
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%AR Solvent Cotton swabs (n) SS C M E None 1 88.4 38.3 52.6 48.3 5 100 (2) 50.7 80.6 71.5 10 — 53.1 86.3 79.3 MeOH 1 78.3 48.2 56.9 32.4 5 82.8 72.6 82.9 45.6 10 82.8 90.0 88.8 48.8 MEK 1 95.8 79.6 38.7 63.4 5 100 (2) 97.3 67.3 71.8 10 — 97.9 77.2 72.8 Acetone 1 96.6 34.7 46.4 35.0 5 98.0 56.0 84.6 47.1 10 98.5 61.8 91.1 50.4 EtOH 1 75.2 47.8 47.4 31.7 5 80.5 61.5 77.3 45.5 10 89.5 64.3 84.6 49.2 SS = stainless steel; C = Corian surface (acrylic resin and natural minerals); M = vinyl-based multipurpose flooring; E = epoxy cover; MEK = methyl ethyl ketone.
Data are mean of 4 replicates. %AR is percentage of initial activity. Data in parentheses are number of cotton swabs used for removal when 100% was removed earlier.
