Over the weekend our production crew was called out to a sewage loss. After initial cleanup the entire affected area, which consisted of three rooms of a basement, was treated with two anti-microbials, Vanquish and Sporicidin.
Professor George Bean from University of Maryland's Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics performed a study comparing Sporicidin and typical household bleach to control building material molds.
Bean concluded...
Sporicidin Disinfectant Solution was more effective than household bleach in controlling common mold fungi found in building materials, including stachybotrys chartarum, chaetomium globosum, and aspergillis niger.
Household bleach in the dry state was not effective against any of the 3 fungi tested. In the wet state, it was affective against 2 of the 3 fungi but had no effect against chaetomium, a toxigenic mold fungi commonly found on the building materials. Sporcidin Disinfectant Solution was effective in both dry and wet stages against all 3 fungi.
Sporicidin Disinfectant Solution provides a residual effect that inhibits mold growth after it dries on surfaces. In an ongoing study, Sporicidin is still exhibiting continuous residual activity against these organisms after 4 months.
Bleach appears to lack any residual inhibitory characteristic.
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