Antimicrobial Test Laboratories’ Take: Better to Disinfect Surfaces with a TANCS® Steam Vapor System than a Chemical Product Claiming 99.9 or 99.99 Percent Germ-kill

EVERETT, WA — November 11, 2014 — Chemical companies are facing scrutiny and criticism regarding their marketing practices, particularly concerning claims of 99.9 percent or 99.99 percent germ-kill. These claims are widespread and often meaningless since germs remain in the thousands or more after a five-minute application. This piece explains that studies conducted by Texas-based Antimicrobial Test Laboratories found TANCS® steam vapor systems from Advanced Vapor Technologies kill 99.9999 percent to 99.99999 percent of germs in 2-5 seconds, and thus are a better way to disinfect surfaces without lengthy dwell times or toxic chemicals.  

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