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-1072896682Cleanlink News 3/16/2010
IEHA and UMass TURI Announce High-Tech Scrubbing Test
IEHA
and the University of Massachusetts TURI lab have announced that
performance analysis during the IEHA/TURI High Performance Cleaning
Product (HPCP) testing program will be enhanced through use of the
BYK-Gardner Abrasion Tester. According to the IEHA Web site, the device enables a real-world, variable
and repeatable rubbing or scrubbing action to compare the cleaning
performance of hard surface cleaners, such as detergents or cleansers;
or to test the durability and efficacy of scrub brushes or scouring
pads.
According to Jason Marshall, UMass TURI Lab Director:
“This device takes the guesswork out of comparing product performance
since it precisely matches pressure and rate of cleaning from surface
to surface and from product to product. It enables apples-to-apples
comparisons between cleaning methodologies to identify high
performance.”
The BYK-Gardner Abrasion Tester uses a
reciprocating linear motion at approximately 37 cycles per minute with
a constant speed over a 10 inch travel. It utilizes a brush, sponge,
cotton cloth, microfiber, or other wiper to simulate real life
situations and can be used for testing either wet or dry cleaning.
Products demonstrating 85% soil removal using this method qualify as High Performance under the program, according to Marshall.
IEHA
plans to utilize the results of these findings and others as part of
its High Performance Cleaning Product (HPCP) Report and to augment the
IEHA Field Test
