Condition | Time Intervals | Dilution 10−1 | Dilution 10−2 | Dilution 10−3 | Dilution 10−4 | Dilution 10−5 | |||||
E. coli CFU | Staph aureus CFU | E. coli CFU | Staph aureus CFU | E. coli CFU | Staph aureus CFU | E. coli CFU | Staph aureus CFU | E. coli CFU | Staph aureus CFU | ||
Without UV (Control) | Overnight | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | 350 | 180 | 70 | 17 |
Exposure to UV | 10 sec | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | 295 | 165 | 18 | 15 |
20 sec | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | 281 | 142 | 8 | 12 | |
30 sec | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | 277 | 138 | 8 | 11 | |
60 sec | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | 196 | 100 | 3 | 4 | |
40 minutes | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | TNTC | NIL | NIL | 107 | 83 | <1 | <1 |