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When it comes to cleaning and disinfecting, some park and rec administrators and cleaning professionals may be missing a few steps—and doing so can potentially cause serious harm to human health. We are often advised that the best way to stop the spread of disease is to “disinfect” surfaces. Meanwhile, some solutions manufactured for the professional cleaning industry carry a label that claims the products “clean and disinfect” surfaces. Although cleaning and disinfecting a surface does help stop the spread of disease, what these product labels seem to suggest—or at least the message some park and rec managers and cleaning professionals are receiving—is that cleaning and disinfecting a surface can be done in one step.
For cleaning professionals, this might sound like good news. Any cleaning solution that can clean and disinfect in one step can save a considerable amount of time, and when it comes to cleaning, time is money.
However, saving time by attempting to clean and disinfect in one process—especially on heavily soiled surfaces—may not be a sound strategy. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):