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Subject: Re: dishwasher as sterilizer
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Date: Thu, 13-Mar-86 13:26:44 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 13 13:26:44 1986
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Summary: detergent

In article <867@ellie.UUCP>, colonel@ellie.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes:
> 
> You need _steam_ to kill those bugs.  Hot water and water vapor only
> make them uncomfortable.
> -- 
In terms of heat this is true but does anyone know about the sterilizing
effect of dishwasher detergents? These are generally fairly harsh as they
don't come into contact with skin much and might have more of an effect
on germs than normal sink-type detergents.