Cleaning for Healthy Results™

The Reality:  Traditional Cleaning Methods Are Not Effective
Relatively recent advances in science and technology now allow us to test any surface for the amount of bacteria resident on that surface. The methodology, called ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) Testing, can be performed in about 30 seconds, using a simple, hand-held device. If you can use a cell phone or a PDA (personal digital assistant), you can conduct and interpret these tests. We have found the results startling.

Comparison of surface bacteria counts following cleaning:
This chart compares bacteria counts following traditional restroom cleaning methods with those following Temco’s SBCR™ Surface Bacteria Count Reduction approach. While both types of cleaning dropped the bacteria count in the restroom, the traditional cleaning method left a bacteria count 10 times that of Temco’s SBCR process.  Temco cleaning yields measurable healthy results.  Learn more

The Measurable Temco Difference

A Different Perspective

Does a “Cleaning for Healthy Results” environment increase the ability to learn? A recent, two-year elementary school study suggests the answer is “yes,” as the chart below illustrates.  Learn more

The Science behind the Technology

Recent technological advances have made it possible, financially and practically, to measure surface bacteria counts before and after cleaning. Being able to measure the effectiveness of bacteria removal helps us quantify the effectiveness of our cleaning process. Learn More

The Possibilities
We can learn a valuable lesson from Physician/Scientist Joseph Lister, who in 1865 developed the methodology behind antiseptic operating room conditions. At that time, surgeons thoroughly washed their hands with soap and water prior to every surgery. They would look at their clean hands and think, “They look clean, so they must be clean,” and then go into the operating theater, where 50% of their patients would die from massive infections following surgery. A 50% success rate was all that could be expected at that time.

Joseph Lister felt that the theory of “looks clean, must be clean” overlooked some basic scientific principles he had learned from the work of Louis Pasteur regarding “disinfectants.” Lister not only washed his hand prior to surgery; he was the first to use carbolic acid to “disinfect” his hands, as well. Once be began to use this process, his death rate from infection following surgery dropped to zero. After nine months of the surgeons losing half their patients and Lister losing none, hands merely “appearing to be clean” was no longer acceptable.

Percentage of Patients Surviving Major Surgery in 1865

Here we are, almost 150 years later, and the lesson of Joseph Lister should not be lost on us. Temco has introduced Cleaning for Healthy Results™ as a process for cleaning colleges and universities more effectively – with measurable results.