Avoid using hot water, which can cause the release of additional chlorine gas into the air. The alternative is to use a commercial product that contains bleach, such as Tilex Mildew Remover with Bleach available from Amazon and The Home Depot.
For example, when using the Tilex product, the solution must remain on the surface for 10 minutes before rinsing or wiping off with paper towels. Ordinary spray bottles homeowners can purchase at supermarkets or home improvement centers often feature metal trigger assembly parts that will corrode when they come into contact with bleach. This corrosion might give the spray a rusty color and can reduce the disinfecting power of the bleach.
The best way to disinfect with your diluted mixture is to dip a sponge into the solution, wring it out, and then use the sponge to apply the solution to the surface. Leave it on for 10 minutes before rinsing or wiping with paper towels. From floor to ceiling, you can disinfect virtually all nonporous surfaces with a diluted bleach solution. For the healthiest home, focus first on frequently touched surfaces, such as countertops, faucets, doorknobs, drawer pulls, sinks, tubs, and toilets.
You also can wipe down plastic toy boxes, cabinets, doors, and sealed or painted wood furniture, but avoid bare wood and upholstered furniture. Bleach can cause bare wood grain to swell and can leave stains on upholstery. Bleach is a potentially harmful substance and should not be stored anywhere accessible to young children or animals. If your child drinks bleach or you have ingested it, firstly spit out anything that might remain in your mouth or encourage your child to do so.
Call for an ambulance and give them the full details of what you think has happened. Be sure to have your address to hand. If they are not conscious, put the child into the recovery position. If any of the substance is on their clothes, remove the contaminated items and wash the affected area with lukewarm or cool water, being sure not to get it on yourself in the mean time.
When help arrives, give as much detail to medical staff as possible, including things like what the substance they ingested was have the bottle to hand if you can and how much you think was consumed. Bleach can damage eyes so make sure you know what to do if you get bleach in your eye. The most dangerous thing about bleach fumes , really, is that if you combine them with ammonia one of the main ingredients in Windex they create chloramine gases, which are highly irritating.
Even more dangerous: mix bleach and an acid like vinegar to create deadly chlorine gas, which has been used as a chemical weapon. Ventilate your bathroom properly, and you should be fine. More importantly? Sara is an associate editor at PopSci where she writes about everything from vaccine hesitancy to extreme animal sex. Contact the author here. Although the final decision is usually yours, getting their buy-in is important.
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