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If a quaternary ammonium compound has
a kill time of 10 minutes, any surface it's applied to will be disinfected
after 10 minutes,
even if the compound
evaporates in less time.
a.
true
b.
false
Answer
: b
Disinfectants don't ter-
minally disinfect on
contact. They must
remain wet on a sur-
face for a specified
length of time ("con-
tact time") to com-
pletely achieve disin-
fection. There's a fairly
significant range of
contact times among
products, with some
taking as long as 10
minutes to disinfect.
So if a product with a
10-minute kill time air-
dries in 2 or 3 minutes,
you'd have to keep
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