[78-L] Bleach was Re: Windex

[Jeff Lichtman]

>   There is a reason that drug store isopropanol is only 70% alcohol.  As I
>understand it, using pure alcohol merely hardens the outside of a bacterium
>by removing surface moisture without killing it.  If the same is true
>for fungus
>
>Regards, Alan

The main reason is that it's hard to get the last little bit of water 
out. Getting to 99% requires multiple careful distillations. Also, 
alcohol can absorb a significant amount of water from the air, so it 
must be handled carefully to keep it pure.


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