What is cleanliness?
Q: What is cleanliness?
A: Cleanliness means that there is no dirt, dust, stains, or bad smells. The goals of cleanliness are health, beauty, no offensive odor and to avoid the spreading of dirt and contaminants to oneself and others. In the case of glass objects such as windows or windshields, the purpose can also be transparency.
Q: How do we achieve cleanliness?
A: Washing with water and often some kind of soap or detergent is one way of achieving cleanliness. High pressure water cleaning is used to remove grime, loose paint, mud, mold, dust and other types of stubborn dirt. Water is a widely used prime cleaning agent because it dissolves more substances than most other liquids.
Q: What does ‘clean’ mean in an industrial context?
A: In industry certain processes require conditions of exceptional cleanliness which are achieved by working in cleanrooms.
Q: Is 'dirt' beneficial for our immune systems?
A: A very new idea suggests that 'dirt' may play a useful role in our immune systems.
Q: How effective can washing hands with soap and water be in reducing deaths from diarrheal disease?
A: It is estimated that washing hands with soap and water could reduce diarrheal disease-associated deaths by up to 50%.
Q: How can appropriate hand washing practices help reduce foodborne illness?
A: Appropriate hand washing practices can reduce the risk of foodborne illness and other infections as a large percentage of foodborne disease outbreaks are spread by contaminated hands.
