The Importance of Killing 99.999%of Germs
We often hear products touting their ability to kill 99% of germs, or 99.9%, or in the case of UV Station 99.999%. But just how important is this distinction? Is there really THAT big of a difference between 99 and 99.99?
To answer that question, we use the phrases log reduction and log kill. Log reduction refers to a 10 fold (or one decimal point) reduction in bacteria. To illustrate the impact of this, consider a colony of 1 million bacteria.
A 1-log kill will eliminate all but 100,000 bacteria (90%)
A 2-log kill will eliminate all but 10,000 bacteria (99%)
A 3-log kill will eliminate all but 1,000 bacteria (99.9%)
A 4-log kill will eliminate all but 100 bacteria (99.99%)
A 5-log kill will eliminate all but 10 bacteria (99.999%)
When broken down, the importance of these numbers cannot be overstated. The difference between a 2-log kill (99% reduction) and a 5-log kill (99.999% reduction) is a whopping 1000 times. Would you purchase a cleaning product knowing that it will leave over 10,000 bacteria still on the surface?
UV Station was designed to provide a robust and effective way of eliminating germs on high touch items like mobile phones and remotes. We opted to choose a higher log reduction because the health and safety of guests should be the #1 priority on all of our minds.