From one species to another: A review on the interaction between chemistry and microbiology in relation to cleaning in the built environment

Velazquez, SamanthaGriffiths, WillemDietz, LeslieHorve, PatrickNunez, SusieHu, JinglinShen, JiaxianFretz, MarkBi, ChenyangXu, YingVan Den Wymelenberg, Kevin G.Hartmann, Erica M.Ishaq, Suzanne L.2021-10-072021-10-072019-09-060905-6947http://hdl.handle.net/10919/105198Since the advent of soap, personal hygiene practices have revolved around removal, sterilization, and disinfection—both of visible soil and microscopic organisms—for a myriad of cultural, aesthetic, or health-related reasons. Cleaning methods and products vary widely in their recommended use, effectiveness, risk to users or building occupants, environmental sustainability, and ecological impact. Advancements in science and technology have facilitated in-depth analyses of the indoor microbiome, and studies in this field suggest that the traditional “scorched-earth cleaning” mentality—that surfaces must be completely sterilized and prevent microbial establishment—may contribute to long-term human health consequences. Moreover, the materials, products, activities, and microbial communities indoors all contribute to, or remove, chemical species to the indoor environment. This review examines the effects of cleaning with respect to the interaction of chemistry, indoor microbiology, and human health.Pages 880-89415 page(s)application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalLife Sciences & BiomedicineConstruction & Building TechnologyEngineering, EnvironmentalPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthEngineeringantimicrobial resistance geneschemical interventionindoor microbiologyoccupant healthsurface microbiologyurface chemistryVOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUNDSENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALSANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE GENESINDOOR AIRSTAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUSSODIUM-HYPOCHLORITECONSUMER PRODUCTSHYDROGEN-PEROXIDEWASTE-WATERSURFACESBuilding & Construction04 Earth Sciences09 Engineering11 Medical and Health SciencesHumansAir Pollution, IndoorDisinfectionMicrobiotaBuilt EnvironmentFrom one species to another: A review on the interaction between chemistry and microbiology in relation to cleaning in the built environmentArticle - Refereed2021-10-07Indoor Airhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12596296Bi, Chenyang [0000-0003-0131-0310]314299891600-0668