Time Bacteriophage Reduction on non-porous (formica) surfaces Bacteriophage Reduction on porous surfaces (carpet)
Day 0 4.25a 1.76a
Day 1 3.5b 1.25a
Day 2 3b 3b
Porous (carpet) and non-porous (Formica) coupons inoculated with MS2 bacteriophage were treated with titanium dioxide and incubated in the presence of light. Viability analyses were conducted over 2-days
Table 4: Phage forming unit reduction in MS2 bacteriophage incubated on porous and non-porous surfaces after exposure to sanitizing agent.