Quantifying the Viral Reduction Achieved Using Ash and Sand as Handwashing Agents

Author:

Zambrana Winnie1,Tong Jingyan1,E. Anderson Claire1,B. Boehm Alexandria1,Wolfe Marlene K.12

Affiliation:

1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California;

2. Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The WHO recommends handwashing with soap and water for 20–40 seconds. In settings where soap is not available, ash or sand is used for handwashing, yet their efficacy as handwashing materials is underresearched. The purpose of this study was to quantify the removal of viruses using ash and sand as handwashing agents, and compare their efficacy to commonly recommended handwashing methods. We performed a volunteer study to estimate the log reduction value (LRV) of model viruses Phi6 and MS2 on hands after six handwashing conditions: two handwashing agents (ash and water, and sand and water) with two time points (5 and 20 seconds), and two handwashing agents (soap and water, and water only) with one time point (20 seconds). Plaque assays were used to measure infectious virus reduction. Handwashing with any of the handwashing agents for 20 seconds resulted in a greater LRV than the 2-log reduction U.S. Food and Drug Administration criteria for both viruses. Soap and water resulted in a significantly greater LRV (2.7–4.8) than washing with ash and water (2.0–2.8) or sand and water (1.8–2.7) for 5 seconds for both viruses, and water only resulted in a significantly higher LRV (2.8) than all ash (2.0–2.6) and sand (1.8–2.4) conditions for MS2 only. These results suggest that using ash or sand as handwashing agents can be efficacious in reducing viruses but may be less efficacious than soap, especially when used for shorter durations. Further research should investigate the use of ash and sand as handwashing agents in real-world settings.

Publisher

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Subject

Virology,Infectious Diseases,Parasitology

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