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Sterilization ability of ammonia?
    #5398271 - 03/14/06 09:23 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

My spray bottle is currently filled with a mixture of about 9 parts windex to 1 part 90% isopropyl alcohol. While I'm confident that ammonia is nice and toxic, I don't know about it's spot-sterilization abilities. Can it quickly sterilize a surface? I'd really rather have to avoid refilling the bottle with alcohol, purging the spray pump, etc.

Source of ammonia is windex btw. Not just ammonia, but certainly a decent concentration of it. Enough to be a very convenient pesticide.


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Re: Sterilization ability of ammonia? [Re: Konnrade]
    #5398319 - 03/14/06 09:38 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

i would just worrie about injesting it.


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Re: Sterilization ability of ammonia? [Re: thenewguy05]
    #5398339 - 03/14/06 09:44 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

It's not coming into contact with anything that is to be ingested. I just want to use it for sterilizing inoculation sites, needles, gloves, etc.


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Re: Sterilization ability of ammonia? [Re: Konnrade]
    #5398545 - 03/14/06 10:41 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Ammonia will not sterilize anything. Alcohol is the recommended surface disinfectant. Some use lysol, but remember lysol is 80% alcohol and perhaps ten times the price of buying alcohol at the local drug store. To clean your table, just pour it out of the bottle, then wipe with a paper towel. Save the expensive windex for windows.
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Re: Sterilization ability of ammonia? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5398601 - 03/14/06 10:54 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Righto... laziness will not pay off in this case then. Time to dig out the alcohol.

Oh how I loathe working in a room filled with alcohol vapors. Even my ventilator mask doesn't help very much. Since they're vapors, and all.


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Re: Sterilization ability of ammonia? [Re: Konnrade]
    #5398612 - 03/14/06 10:56 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Don't fill a room with alcohol vapors. You're asking for an explosion. Alcohol is a surface disinfectant, not intended for the air. Get Oust or spray with a ten percent bleach solution if you are trying to reduce airborne contaminants.
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Re: Sterilization ability of ammonia? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5398632 - 03/14/06 11:02 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

I'm just referring to whatever vapors wind up evaporating from when I wipe down surfaces with alcohol. Trust me, I understand the risks of flammable vapors and explosions. I wouldn't knowingly fill a room with gas just waiting to conflagrate.

I'm in no hurry to win any darwin awards :tongue:


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Re: Sterilization ability of ammonia? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5398639 - 03/14/06 11:04 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Airborne Contams+ Hepa Filter = 99.99% Less Airborne contams


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Re: Sterilization ability of ammonia? [Re: thenewguy05]
    #5398658 - 03/14/06 11:08 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Oh yes, I know. I'd love a HEPA filter. I just don't have the money for it. I have MANY hobbies, and they all compete for money :crazy:

I'm content with my success rate just using disinfectant. I rarely ever get contams. Seriously, it's pretty damn rare for me.


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