Microbiology study Iyan Kevin Jordyn Stephen DESCRIPTION Testing

Microbiology study Iyan, Kevin, Jordyn, Stephen

DESCRIPTION Testing the effectiveness of various types of liquid soap. Products include Dial, Lysol, and BCC Lab liquid soap.

HYPOTHESIS TO BE TESTED Our hypothesis is that we predict that all of these cleaning products will produce their desired effect but Lysol will produce the best cleaning effect by removing more bacteria. ● the significance of this hypothesis is the idea that handwashing is something that is considered a social norm in New York, and even required for those in the workforce. our reasoning for testing the big name brands is to see how effective these really are to come to the most logical conclusion for what brand we should use. Furthermore, bacteria found in everyday life can result in a variety of illnesses including flu, viruses, infections, and more. Peer Reviewed Articles Used to Develop Hypothesis: http: //eds. a. ebscohost. com. webster. sunybroome. edu: 2048/ehost/pdfviewer? vid=5&sid=00367187 -0 eb 9 -4512 -ae 2 b 16717 d 662 d 66%40 sessionmgr 4002&hid=4205 http: //eds. a. ebscohost. com. webster. sunybroome. edu: 2048/ehost/pdfviewer? sid=00367187 -0 eb 9 -4512 ae 2 b-16717 d 662 d 66%40 sessionmgr 4002&vid=7&hid=4205

DATA ANALYSIS We will be using Anova to analyze and compare results to see which cleaning product was the most efficient. The reasoning for using Anova is the idea that we are comparing multiple factors to one control. It is also a useful way to be able to easily compare the impact independent variables have on the initial dependent variable.

MATERIALS ● ● ● Petri dish Tap Water Dial Liquid hand soap Lysol Liquid hand soap BCC Laboratory provided Liquid hand soap

METHODS ● Four groups of 3 students will participate in the experiment, each student will receive one petri dish segmented into 4 quadrants Group #1: 1. begin by touching uncleaned fingertips in quadrant I (the control) 2. wash hands with ONLY water for 15 seconds and then touch fingertips in quadrant II 3. wash hands with ONLY water for an additional 15 seconds and then touch fingertips in quadrant III 4. wash hands in ONLY water for an additional 15 seconds and touch fingertips quadrant IV Group #2 1. begin by touching uncleaned fingertips in quadrant I (The control) 2. wash hands with Water and Dial Liquid Soap for 15 seconds and then touch fingertips in quadrant II 3. wash hands for an additional 15 seconds with Water and Dial liquid Soap then touch fingertips in quadrant III 4. wash hands with Water and Dial Liquid Soap for an additional 15 seconds then touch fingertips in quadrant IV

Methods Cont. Group #3 1. begin by touching uncleaned fingertips in quadrant I (The control) 2. wash hands with Water and Lysol Liquid Soap for 15 seconds then touch fingertips in quadrant II 3. wash hands for an additional 15 seconds with Water and Lysol Liquid Soap for 15 seconds then touch fingertips in quadrant III 4. wash hands with Water and Lysol Liquid Soap for 15 seconds, then touch fingertips in quadrant IV Group #4 1. begin by touching uncleaned fingertips in Quadrant I (The Control) 2. wash hands using Water and BCC LAB Liquid Soap for 15 seconds then touch fingertips in quadrant II 3. Wash Hands using Water and BCC LAB Liquid Soap for an additional 15 seconds then touch fingertips in quadrant III 4. wash hands with Water and BCC LAB liquid Soap for an additional 15 seconds then touch fingertips in Quadrant IV ● Compare the amount of bacteria growth of each group to the Water Only group to see the true effectiveness of each type of hand cleaning solution

Results ● Data recorded was to show the amount of bacteria on the hands of students.

Results

Results (Cont) ● Table shows that types of bacteria seemed to decrease when comparing the fourth trial with the first trial

Results (cont)

Conclusion After assessing the trials in each group it was shown that P=0. 095 which does not show any statistical relevance. however when looking at the averages it could be said that on average the BCC lab soap performed the best and disprove our hypothesis.

Work Cited ● http: //eds. a. ebscohost. com. webster. sunybroome. edu: 2048/ehost/pdfviewer? sid=f 713 fb 24 -e 903446 c-b 50 a-7 f 068 d 19 c 70 f%40 sessionmgr 4003&vid=5&hid=4202 ● http: //eds. a. ebscohost. com. webster. sunybroome. edu: 2048/ehost/pdfviewer? vid=3&sid=f 713 fb 24 e 903 -446 c-b 50 a-7 f 068 d 19 c 70 f%40 sessionmgr 4003&hid=4202 ● Hiremath, R. N. , Kotwal, A. , Kunte, R. , Hiremath, S. V. , & Venkatesh. (2012). HAND WASHING WITH SOAP: THE MOST EFFECTIVE 'DO-IT-YOURSELF' VACCINE? . National Journal Of Community Medicine, 3(3), 551554.