L12 : Disinfect to Protect


Students Jakob Walter
School HWCD - St. Augustine - Dundas
Level Junior 7/8 - Grade 8
Group Group 3 - Health Sciences II
Abstract The purpose of this project is to determine the effect of commonly used household disinfecting agents on bacterial colonies commonly found in Canadian homes. Foreign bacteria found in your home could be one the main causes of illness, it is estimated that microbial agents accounting for over 225000 deaths in the United States alone. So the effect of a disinfectant could be the difference between staying healthy or becoming ill.