Acrtually, mixing it with the right amount of vinegar will form sodium acetate dissolved in hypochlorous acid: NaOCl + Ch3COOH = HClO + Ch3COONa You're still going to get some outgassing of Chlorine from either the bleach or the hypochlorous acid outside of controlled conditions. HClO is a pretty effective disinfectant, so you're aqueous solution of bleach and vinegar should clean and disinfect better than bleach alone. Yes, a baking soda solution is not mold-friendly, but not what I'd use as a disinfectant. I use a weak bleach solution. ~ Stephen From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of William McNam Just a caution about bleach: Mixing it with any acidic solution (such as vineger) will initiate a chemical reaction with the release of Chlorine gas wch is poisonous I would even be careful about using it indoors to disinfect peatmoss (wch has an acid ph) From: William McNam <billmcnam@yahoo.com> I would think that a 10% solution of bleach should be adequate. I would think that 100% might be harmful. Might also try 3% H2O2 and/or 99% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol I believe that baking soda also has some fungicidal properties. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 4, 2009, at 4:35 PM, William McNam wrote:
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