Bob wrote:
"mm" wrote in message
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On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:18:29 -0800, "Bob"



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"mm" wrote in message

I don't see why bleach would kill mold, its not that

harsh of a chemical.

Alcohol is not that harsh either, but it kills germs.

Not nearly as well as bleach from what I've read.


That would just make stronger my point about bleach.
Although when the nurse gives me a shot, she's never wiped

my arm with

bleach.


And you are probably glad she didn't. It is pretty caustic,
and it stinks. Many people would have reactions to it I
would guess. When I donate blood, they use iodine. Every
such agent has its uses. Bleach just happens to be more
available, and cheaper than many others. Alcohol probably
does a sufficient job of cleaning injection sites. It
disolves oils well. It then evaporates quickly so it doesn't
enter your body.

A friend of mine some years ago was a med-tech. She told me
that her lab did their own tests of a number of "steralizing
agents", and she was surprised how poorly the alcohol did in
the tests.

Bob


How about some real information. Iodine is pretty
harsh. Alcohol is not used for cleaning, it is
used to kill the microorganisms so that you don't
push live organism under the skin when you stick a
needle in. The best concentration of alcohol is
about 70 percent (140 proof), a higher
concentration is less effective. All of this has
been know for decades. Bleach is highly
effective. Why did the lab where the med tech
worked do their own tests? This information is
widely published in all sorts of journals and
pamphlets put out by lab materials sellers.