Drain/Biofilm Clean Program

In the “Battling with Biofilms: Know Your Enemy and Defeat them in Drains” webinar on May 12, 2022, Deb Smith from Vikan and Aidan Davey from ACO Building Drainage  discussed the nature of biofilms and how to defeat them in a key biofilm stronghold: drains. During the webinar, we had so many great questions from our audience of over 1,600 registered attendees that we weren’t able to answer them all at the time. Below is a list of the top 8 questions answered by our Vikan and ACO Drainage hygiene experts. Some questions have been edited for brevity and clarity.

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The Top 8 Questions on Biofilm Control and Drain Cleaning Answered

The Top 8 Questions on Biofilm Control and Drain Cleaning Answered

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The Humble Hospital Sink Causing Patient Deaths

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Down The Drain

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Biofilm In Sink Drains-A Usual Suspect

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